Check unpaid work time and overtime Work & Wages Oregon preparation and procedure guide Source review: 2026-10-11 Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements Review compensable hours and overtime rules before submitting unpaid earnings for review. Who this route is for Workers with potentially unpaid Oregon work or overtime. Exempt status and special industry rules require separate review. Timing and notices Act promptly and ask BOLI or a lawyer which filing period applies to your claim. Wage, retaliation, discrimination, federal and court deadlines are not interchangeable. Check current intake and investigation limitations. Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives) [ ] Daily time records and workweek dates [ ] Pay statements and wage rate [ ] Description of duties and pay basis [ ] Employer timekeeping or overtime policy [ ] Messages requiring off-clock work How to proceed 1. Read the hours-worked guidance and identify work that may have been omitted from time records. 2. Organize actual hours by the employer's workweek, keeping paid leave separate from hours actually worked. 3. Review the overtime exemptions and special industry rules rather than assuming every job uses the same threshold. 4. Compare records with amounts paid and describe the disputed periods and duties in BOLI's wage intake. 5. Preserve confirmation and provide additional records requested; seek advice about classification or a private wage claim if needed. Open unpaid-wage intake: https://complaints.boli.oregon.gov/home/landing Limits: This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing. Publisher sources BOLI : Overtime : For Employers : State of Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/pages/overtime.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: 5260eb101f652aed9e5815bd017160292c3742c760c92d799b7e718efa9afbf2 BOLI : Paid time : For Workers : State of Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Pages/paid-time.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: aa762906105edd83ac7b2ec9915e98edbdeea1453f6f441829283d7efcdf59b7 BOLI : Wage Claim : For Workers : State of Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/wageclaim.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: ab09aa06f2d45a3f0ec06876d1b7fbad004adadd0336005e8cf8d8d2787c91be BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/your-rights-at-work.aspx Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot SHA-256: 738af682e30cd10676faa11918c254d1f02bdc18ad3a13bd950f8caf7f45d0af This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline. Start here Read the hours-worked guidance and identify work that may have been omitted from time records. Where and how to submit Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location. https://complaints.boli.oregon.gov/home/landing What will it cost? Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms. After submission Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route. Corrections, denials and appeals Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process. Language, disability and offline help Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.