ORS 658.419: Proof of financial responsibility from agricultural associations and certain nonprofit corporations; right of action; manner of payment; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 658.415 (3), (4), (9), (10) and (17), an agricultural association or a private nonprofit corporation described in ORS 658.410 (2)(f)(B) shall submit with the application for a license to act as a farm labor contractor and shall continually maintain thereafter, until excused, a corporate surety bond of a company licensed to do such business in Oregon, a cash deposit or a deposit the equivalent of cash, in a form approved by and payable to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, in the amount of $30,000. (2) Any person who suffers any loss of wages from the employer of the person or any other loss due to activities of the agricultural association or the private nonprofit corporation as a farm labor contractor shall have a right of action against the surety upon the bond or against the deposit with the commissioner. The right of action is assignable and may not be included in any action against the agricultural association or the private nonprofit corporation but shall be exercised independently after first procuring adequate proof of liability as provided by the commissioner by rule. (3) The surety company or the commissioner shall make prompt and periodic payments on the agricultural association’s or the private nonprofit corporation’s liability up to the extent of the total sum of the bond or deposit. Payments shall be made in the following manner: (a) Payment based upon priority of wage claims over other liabilities; (b) Payment in full of all sums due to each person who presents adequate proof of the claim; and (c) If there are insufficient funds to pay in full the person next entitled to payment in full, payment in part to the person. [1999 c.628 §4; 2001 c.178 §2; 2017 c.676 §8]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 839-015-0000: Notice of Proposed Rule — implements
- OAR 839-015-0004: Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to Labor Contractors — implements
- OAR 839-015-0125: Contractors Must Obtain a License; Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-015-0130: Exemptions from Licensing — implements
- OAR 839-015-0135: Issuance of License — implements
- OAR 839-015-0140: Licensing Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-015-0141: Licensing Requirements for Employees of Contractor/ Indorsements — implements
- OAR 839-015-0145: Character, Competence and Reliability — implements
- OAR 839-015-0157: Procedure for Obtaining Reduction in the Amount of Required Aggregate Bonding When More than One Individual Is Required to Be Licensed in One Entity — implements
- OAR 839-015-0160: Procedure for Obtaining a Duplicate License — implements
- OAR 839-015-0165: Procedure for Issuing or Renewing License — implements
- OAR 839-015-0170: Scope of Examinations — implements
- OAR 839-015-0175: Examination Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-015-0178: Grading of Examinations/Notice of Score — implements
- OAR 839-015-0180: Review of Examinations — implements
- OAR 839-015-0200: Proof Required/Forms to Be Used for Bonds and Deposits — implements
- OAR 839-015-0210: Amount of Bond or Deposit to Be Filed — implements
- OAR 839-015-0230: Procedure for Obtaining Reduction in the Amount of Bond or Deposit Required — implements
- OAR 839-015-0260: Procedure for Filing Protest — implements
- OAR 839-015-0320: Form of License — implements
- OAR 839-015-0360: Contractor to File Work Agreements between Labor Contractor and Workers — implements
- OAR 839-015-0370: Contractor to Furnish Statement of Earnings and Statement of Prevailing Wage — implements
- OAR 839-015-0400: Records Required to Be Made and Maintained by Contractor — implements
- OAR 839-015-0410: Records Availability — implements
- OAR 839-015-0450: Notice of Compliance with Bond Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-015-0500: Action Against the Bond or Deposit — implements
- OAR 839-015-0502: Contractor to Pay Food and Lodging Expenses of Workers Who Travel Prior to the Availability of Employment — implements
- OAR 839-015-0505: Definitions for Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 839-015-0507: Violations Separate and Distinct — implements
- OAR 839-015-0508: Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Imposed — implements
- OAR 839-015-0509: Inspection of Contractor’s License or Temporary Permit — implements
- OAR 839-015-0510: Criteria for Determining a Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 839-015-0520: Denying, Suspending, Revoking or Refusing to Renew License — implements
- OAR 839-015-0600: Procedure for Filing Civil Action under ORS 658.453 — implements
- OAR 839-015-0610: Actions Under ORS 658.475 for Injunctive or Declaratory Relief and Damages — implements
- OAR 839-017-0500: Contracts Between Employment Listing Services and Individuals — implements
- OAR 839-017-0505: Fees Charged by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0510: Confirmation of Position Availability by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0515: Employment Listing Services Required to be Registered — implements
- OAR 839-017-0520: Employment Listing Service Fee Forfeiture Provisions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 658.415 — resolved
- ORS 658.410 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.html