OAR 839-001-0440: Special Provisions for Payment of Wages at Termination for Seasonal Farmworkers and Seasonal Reforestation Workers
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2014-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Unless the conditions described in ORS 652.145(1)(a) apply, when a seasonal farmworker or seasonal reforestation worker terminates employment because of discharge or mutual consent, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable on the last day the employee works. (2) When a seasonal farmworker or seasonal reforestation worker quits employment and gives the employer at least 48 hours notice of intent to quit, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable on the last day the employee works. (3) When a seasonal farmworker or seasonal reforestation worker quits employment and fails to give the employer at least 48 hours notice, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable within 48 hours after the employee quits or on the next regularly scheduled payday, whichever comes first.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 651.060(4) & 652.165
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2013 SB 677 & ORS 652.145
History: BLI 6-2013, f. 12-18-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14 BL 9-1996, f. & cert. ef. 10-8-96
This rule cites
- ORS 652.145(1)(a) — resolved
Cited by
- OAR 839-001-0420: Payment of Wages at Termination of Employment
- OAR 839-001-0430: When Layoff is Considered Termination of Employment
- OAR 839-001-0460: Payment in Case of a Dispute over the Amount of Wages Due at Termination of Employment/Employee Rights and Remedies
- OAR 839-001-0470: Penalty for Failure to Pay Wages on Termination of Employment
Official source: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/