The 1st and 15th are my paydays and my employer always hand writes our checks. What if the check wont cash on my payday?

No it is not legal. Oregon requires the employer to pay wages on the payday it sets. The employer is allowed to pay by check so long as the check...

Do I have a case?

There are several issues here. First, whether you are entitled to unemployment. Second, whether you were fired in violation of Oregon law. ...

Yearly review given 1 year late

The fact that the employer did not give your review at a specific time is not actionable. However, if you can show that the employer discriminated...

I am an Adult Foster Care Giver in Oregon. My employer has taken room and board from my check since my employment started nine

Your employer must follow both Oregon and federal laws. Where one law requires more, the employer must follow the most stringent. In the case of...

I was fired from my job and my employer is denying my unemployment

Some employer's contest unemployment and some do not. If the employer does not contest your benefits, likely you will get them. What often occurs...

Some of Fred Meyer's employees are covered by union contracts. Your union, if you are part of one, may also be able to assist.

I work as a cable installer. I broke a customers TV and m employer had me buy a new one with my money, is that legal?

The wage issue is going to likely hinge on whether the Court finds that making you go buy the tv was a diversion of your wages. Oregon has severe...

If not allowed to take 2x15 min paid breaks during an 8 hour day, can I go after these wages?

Unfortunately, not in Oregon. That is the law in Washington. But the Oregon Supreme Court chose to say that there was no private right of action...

When I got my last pay check I found that my employer had cut my pay without telling me. can they cut my pay and not tell me?

No. Employment in Oregon is at will, which means that an employer may change your rate of pay at any time, so long as all time worked before you...

I was fired for a misdemeanor theft charge from 1989 is this legal?

Did your employer pay your final wages within one business day? If not, you could be due up to 30 days of penalty wages. Penalty wages are...