ORS 657B.280
Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property

  • foreclosure

(1)

This section applies to:

(a)

An employer that fails to remit to the Department of Revenue any amount of contributions due under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions);

(b)

An individual liable to repay any amount of benefits paid under this chapter to which the individual was not entitled;

(c)

A person liable under ORS 657B.330 (Liability of certain officers, members, partners or employees for amounts in default) for amounts due under this chapter;

(d)

A self-employed individual or tribal government that fails to remit to the Department of Revenue any amount of contributions due under ORS 657B.130 (Elective coverage for certain individuals);

(e)

An employer liable to repay any amount of grant moneys awarded under ORS 657B.200 (Employer assistance grants) for which the employer was not eligible; and

(f)

An individual or an employer liable for any amounts due under this chapter.

(2)

If a judgment or final administrative order is rendered in favor of the Director of the Employment Department for amounts described in subsection (1) of this section, the amounts shall be a lien in favor of the director upon all property, whether real or personal, belonging to the employer, individual or person.

(3)

The lien shall be perfected and attach:

(a)

To real and personal property located within the county, upon the recording of a warrant, as provided in ORS 657B.300 (Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid), with the clerk of the county in which the property is located.

(b)

To personal property wherever located within the state, upon:

(A)

The recording of a warrant, as provided in ORS 657B.300 (Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid), with the clerk of any county; and

(B)

The filing of a copy of the warrant with the Secretary of State as provided in ORS 657B.290 (Filing of lien statement or warrant).

(4)

The lien created by this section may be foreclosed by a suit in the circuit court in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of other liens on real or personal property. [2019 c.700 §17; 2023 c.120 §10]
Note: Section 13 (5), chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:
Sec. 13. (5) The amendments to ORS 657B.280 (Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property) by section 10, chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023, apply to amounts due or liable to be repaid on or after January 1, 2023. [2023 c.120 §13(5); 2023 c.292 §16b(5)]

Source: Section 657B.280 — Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property; foreclosure, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

657B.005
Legislative findings
657B.010
Definitions
657B.015
Benefit eligibility
657B.020
Qualifying purposes for benefits
657B.023
Determining family member by reason of affinity
657B.025
Coordination of leave
657B.030
Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits
657B.040
Notice to employers prior to commencing leave
657B.050
Amount of benefits
657B.060
Job protection
657B.070
Denying leave
657B.080
False statements or failure to report material fact by employer
657B.090
Claim for benefits
657B.100
Allowing or denying claim
657B.110
Continuous jurisdiction of director
657B.130
Elective coverage for certain individuals
657B.150
Contributions
657B.175
Effect of place of performance of service
657B.180
Unlawful practices of employer
657B.190
Employer’s security for payment of contributions
657B.200
Employer assistance grants
657B.210
Equivalent plans, generally
657B.220
Director review of benefits provided under equivalent plan
657B.230
Application for reapproval of plan
657B.240
Withdrawal from plan
657B.250
Portability of benefits and retention of eligibility status between jobs
657B.260
Successor in interest required to continue offering approved plan to eligible employees until withdrawal of plan
657B.280
Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property
657B.290
Filing of lien statement or warrant
657B.300
Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid
657B.310
Release, compromise or satisfaction of lien
657B.320
Delinquent contributions or grant repayments
657B.330
Liability of certain officers, members, partners or employees for amounts in default
657B.332
False statements or failure to report material fact
657B.334
Ineligibility for benefits upon conviction of fraud in obtaining benefits
657B.335
Deduction of benefits paid in error not due to recipient fault
657B.336
Waiver of recovery of overpaid benefits
657B.337
Cancellation of unrecoverable benefit payments and amounts of interest or penalties due and unpaid
657B.338
Request for offset of moneys owed to debtor by Department of Revenue against certain amounts owed by debtor
657B.339
Authority of director to compromise or adjust contribution debts or overpayments
657B.340
Family and medical leave insurance program
657B.350
Third party administrator
657B.360
Determining number of employees employed by employer
657B.370
Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest
657B.380
Advisory committee
657B.390
Employment records
657B.400
Confidentiality of information
657B.410
Appeals process, generally
657B.420
Appeals of decisions under equivalent employer plan
657B.425
Dismissal of request or application for hearing
657B.430
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund
657B.440
Employer required to provide notice advising employees of rights and duties
657B.460
Construction of chapter
657B.470
Preemption of local laws relating to paid family and medical leave
657B.480
State agency assistance
657B.900
Criminal penalties
657B.910
Penalty when employer fails to file contribution reports or pay contributions when due
657B.920
Penalty when employer fails to file reports
657B.925
Penalties for employer violation of requirements applicable to employer-offered benefit plans

Current through early 2026

§ 657B.280. Delinquent contributions & improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property's source at oregon​.gov