71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2500
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to attorney fees in action for wages; amending ORS
  652.200.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 652.200 is amended to read:
  652.200. (1) In any action for the collection of any order,
check, memorandum or other acknowledgment of indebtedness
referred to in ORS 652.110, if it is shown that the order, check,
memorandum or other acknowledgment of indebtedness was not paid
for a period of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays, after presentation and demand for the payment thereof,
the court shall, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff,
include in such judgment, in addition to the costs and
disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum
for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting said
action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully
violated the contract of employment.
  (2) In any action for the collection of wages, if it is shown
that the wages were not paid for a period of 48 hours, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the same became due and
payable, the court shall { + , + } upon entering judgment for the
plaintiff, include in such judgment, in addition to the costs and
disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum
for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting said
action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully
violated the contract of employment  { + or unless the court
finds that the plaintiff's attorney unreasonably failed to give
written notice of the wage claim to the employer before filing
the action + }.
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Passed by House March 29, 2001
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 8, 2001
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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