Oregon Statutes - Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records - Section 652.405 - Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall attempt for a period of not less than seven years to make payment of wages collected under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 to the person entitled thereto.

(2) Wages collected by the commissioner under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 and remaining unclaimed for a period of more than seven years from the date of collection shall, within 30 days after June 30 of each year, be forfeited to the state and shall be paid by the commissioner to the Department of State Lands for the benefit of the Common School Fund of this state. The department shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner. The person entitled to the wages or the person’s heirs or personal representatives may reclaim the wages paid into the Common School Fund pursuant to this section within the time and in the manner provided for estates which have escheated to the state. [1957 c.465 §15]

(Wage Security Fund)

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