Oregon

Security deposit

Your landlord had 31 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, if they kept it in bad faith or never gave you the accounting, a court can award twice what they withheld on top of your money back.

Return deadline31 days

If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTwice the amount withheld in bad faith, plus the amount due, where the landlord fails to give the required accounting or return

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.300 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Gift card cash back

Once you have bought something with your gift card and less than $5 is left, you can choose cash or a check for the rest.

Cash backless than $5, after at least one purchase

The ruleA seller may not sell a gift card that does not give the cardholder the option to redeem the card for cash when its face value has declined to less than $5 and the card has been used for at least one purchase. Cash means money or a check.

Or. Rev. Stat. § 646A.276(1)(d) · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Verified from statute text. Does not apply to free/promotional cards, cards from entities subject to the federal Communications Act, or cards redeemed to an online account.

Final paycheck

If you were fired, your pay is due by the end of the next business day — one of the fastest deadlines in the country.

If firedBy the end of the first business day after discharge

If you quitAt quitting if the employee gave at least 48 hours notice; otherwise within 5 days or by the next regular payday, whichever is sooner

Late-pay penaltyContinuing wages: 8 hours of pay at the employee regular rate for each day the wages stay unpaid, up to 30 days, after the statutory cure window (§ 652.150)

Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 652.140, 652.150 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Verified deadline structure from § 652.140 summaries by the state labor agency.