OREGON
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7)
Enforcement: what are the penalties for violations? Criminal
or fines?
A.) (1) Any contractor or subcontractor or contractor's
or subcontractor's surety that violates the provisions of ORS
279C.840 is liable to the workers affected in the amount of
their unpaid minimum wages, including all fringe benefits as
defined in ORS 279C.800, and in an additional amount equal to
the unpaid wages as liquidated damages.
B.) (2) Actions to enforce liability to workers
under subsection (1) of this section may be brought as actions
on contractors' bonds as provided for in ORS 279C.610.
C.) (3) If the public agency fails to include
a provision that the contractor and any subcontractor shall
comply with ORS 279C.840 in the advertisement for bids, the
request for bids, the contract specifications, the accepted
bid or elsewhere in the contract documents, the liability of
the public agency for unpaid minimum wages, as described in
subsection (1) of this section, is joint and several with any
contractor or subcontractor that had notice of the requirement
to comply with ORS 279C.840. The Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries may enforce the provisions of this subsection
by a civil action under ORS 279C.850 (4), by a civil action
on an assigned wage claim under ORS 652.330, or by an administrative
proceeding on an assigned wage claim under ORS 652.332. [2003
c.794 '171] (279C.855)
D.) (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess
a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation of any
provision of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 or any rule of the commissioner
adopted thereunder. (279C.865)
