Unemploy
Sign inStart with the free audit

Unemployment claims · Oregon

Oregon claim deadlines for employers

In Oregon a request for separation information has to be answered within 10 calendar days from the date printed on the notice. That is the window Unemploy exists to hold: the state decides the claim on whatever it has when it shuts.

The benefit-charge protest window is 30 calendar days from the date the notice was mailed. That one runs on the quarterly statement; the audit that reads it is free.

Every number on this page is the one in our rules table for Oregon, with the page or statute it was read out of printed beside it. Nothing here is an average across states. If you think a line is wrong, the source is one click away. Tell us and we will fix the row.

The outline is the range across the 49 states the table has sourced. The solid bar is Oregon.

Oregon’s page, with every source

Separation responsefrom the date printed on the notice of claim
10d2d, Alaska15d, Delaware
Benefit-charge protestfrom the date printed on the quarterly statement
30d10d, Hawaii60d, California
Appeal of a determinationfrom the determination date
20d7d, New Jersey45d, Minnesota

The windows

The table carries 3 windows for Oregon. Each is counted from the date named in the last column.

WindowHow longCounted from
Separation response10 calendar daysthe date printed on the notice
Charge protest30 calendar daysthe date the notice was mailed
Appeal of a determination20 calendar daysthe date the notice was mailed

The table carries no fact-finding window and no wage audit window for Oregon. That is a gap in our table, not a statement that Oregon holds none.

How the window is held

A deadline anybody has to remember is a deadline somebody misses. The Oregon numbers above are not a reference table this site publishes and then forgets: they are the table Unemploy’s AI agents compute from.

An agent computes the due date, never assumes it

An agent puts each notice on the Oregon row above and computes the date from it. Six different things can stop that computation, and each one refuses by name rather than falling back on a default number of days. A guessed deadline renders identically to a real one and puts a countdown on the screen, and the customer finds out it was wrong when the window has already shut.

An agent walks every open window, every thirty minutes

It escalates to you at three days left, at one day left and at two hours left. Inside the last window nothing quiets it, and it clears when the item is filed and not before.

You are the only person in it

An agent classifies the notice and sets the clock. An agent sends the questions to the manager who did the firing. An agent drafts the response from the answers, with the evidence under every sentence. You read it and press send. Nothing else waits on anyone, on either side.

Where each number comes from

One block per window: the number, the state’s own sentence, and anything about the row that is stranger than the number alone suggests.

Separation response

10 calendar days from the date printed on the notice.

“Notice of a decision that was wholly or partially based on information filed with the director in writing within 10 days after the notice provided for in ORS 657.265 must be given to any employing unit or agent of the employing unit that filed the information.”ORS 657.267, Allowing or denying claim; notice of denial; amended decision; appeal, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

Note from the rules table

THE CONSEQUENCE HERE IS PARTY STATUS, NOT FORFEITURE OF THE CLAIM. ORS 657.267(3) does not say an employer 'must' answer the ORS 657.265 Notice of Claim Filed; it says an employer that files information in writing within 10 days after that notice MUST BE GIVEN notice of the decision. Miss it and the decision can issue without the employer ever seeing it, which means the 20-day ORS 657.269 appeal clock runs against a document that was never sent. ORS 657.176(3) sets the same 10 days as a hard condition for cancelling wage credits on a felony or theft discharge: the employer must notify the director 'within 10 days following issuance of the notice provided for in ORS 657.265 or 30 days following issuance of the notice provided for in ORS 657.266'. Count from the date printed on the Notice of Claim Filed.

Source: ORS 657.267, Allowing or denying claim; notice of denial; amended decision; appeal, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Charge protest

30 calendar days from the date the notice was mailed.

“A request for relief under this subsection must be sent to the department within 30 days after the date on which the notice provided for under ORS 657.266 is mailed or delivered to the employer.”ORS 657.471(7)(c), Manner of charging benefits to employer; request for relief from charges, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

Note from the rules table

⛔ IT RUNS OFF THE ORS 657.266 MONETARY NOTICE, NOT OFF A QUARTERLY CHARGE STATEMENT. The trigger is the date the Notice of Wages Reported and Possible Charges 'is mailed or delivered to the employer', countFrom is mail_date because the statute names the mailing, and where the notice was delivered rather than mailed the delivery date is the trigger and there is no mailing date to read. Oregon publishes no protest window for any later statement, and none appears anywhere in ORS chapter 657. LATE IS DEAD, NOT DISCOUNTED: the department's own Notice of Claim Determination FAQs (UIPUB409) say 'Oregon statute prevents us from reviewing your request to protest if the form is not received by the due date.' The same 30 days appears a second time, independently, at ORS 657.471(9)(d) for the continuing-part-time ground.

Source: ORS 657.471(7)(c), Manner of charging benefits to employer; request for relief from charges, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Appeal of a determination

20 calendar days from the date the notice was mailed.

“A request for hearing upon the decision under subsection (1) of this section must be filed within 20 days after delivery of the notice required under ORS 657.267 or 657.268 or, if mailed, within 20 days after the notice was mailed to the party”ORS 657.269, Decision final unless hearing requested, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

Note from the rules table

20 days after DELIVERY of the ORS 657.267 or 657.268 notice, or 20 days after it was MAILED to the party's last-known address, the statute gives both triggers and mail_date is the ordinary one. The quote stops at 'the party' because the Legislature's own page serves the following possessive as a windows-1252 curly apostrophe, which the citation gate normalises away; the sentence continues "'s last-known address." TWO OTHER 20-DAY CLOCKS SIT BEHIND THIS ONE and are not this window: ORS 657.270(6) gives 20 days to take an administrative law judge's decision to the Employment Appeals Board, and ORS 657.471(7)(e)(A) gives 20 days to request a hearing on a relief-of-charges determination. A DIFFERENT and shorter clock governs the monetary determination: ORS 657.266(5) allows only 10 days to request a hearing on the initial or amended determination.

Source: ORS 657.269, Decision final unless hearing requested, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Relief grounds, in Oregon’s own language

The table carries 9 sourced grounds for Oregon. 5 of them are granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. We do not file for those and we do not bill for them.

Benefits paid after a voluntary-leaving disqualification expiresAutomatic

Benefits are paid for unemployment immediately after a period of disqualification for having left this employer voluntarily without good cause.

Granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. There is nothing to file and nothing we bill for.

“Benefits paid to an individual for unemployment immediately after the expiration of a period of disqualification for having left the employment of an employer voluntarily without good cause may not be charged to the employer.”ORS 657.471(3), benefits after a voluntary-leaving disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

No request. The statute says the benefits 'may not be charged'. ORS 657.471(6) extends it: once relief is found under (3), (4) or (5), the account may not be charged for any subsequent period of unemployment in that benefit year or in any benefit year beginning within 52 weeks after it. Do not bill for filing a request on this ground.

Source: ORS 657.471(3), benefits after a voluntary-leaving disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Benefits paid after a misconduct disqualification expiresAutomatic

Benefits are paid for unemployment immediately after a period of disqualification for having been discharged by this employer for misconduct.

Granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. There is nothing to file and nothing we bill for.

“Benefits paid to an individual for unemployment immediately after the expiration of a period of disqualification for having been discharged by an employer for misconduct may not be charged to the employer.”ORS 657.471(4), benefits after a misconduct disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

No request; ORS 657.471(6) carries the relief forward the same way.

Source: ORS 657.471(4), benefits after a misconduct disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Claimant quit for good cause not attributable to the employerAutomatic

Benefits are paid without any disqualification and the individual left this employer voluntarily for good cause not attributable to the employer.

Granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. There is nothing to file and nothing we bill for.

“The individual left the employment of the employer voluntarily for good cause not attributable to the employer; or”ORS 657.471(5)(a), quit for good cause not attributable to the employer, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

This is the ground for the sympathetic quit, the claimant is NOT disqualified, and the employer is still relieved. It is distinct from or.request_voluntary_quit_not_attributable, which is the requested ground for the employer that is not otherwise eligible under this section.

Source: ORS 657.471(5)(a), quit for good cause not attributable to the employer, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Claimant discharged for inability to satisfy a job prerequisite required by lawAutomatic

Benefits are paid without any disqualification and the employer discharged the individual because the individual could not satisfy a job prerequisite required by law or administrative rule.

Granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. There is nothing to file and nothing we bill for.

“The employer discharged the individual because the individual was unable to satisfy a job prerequisite required by law or administrative rule.”ORS 657.471(5)(b), discharge for inability to satisfy a legal job prerequisite, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

The licence, certification or clearance has to be one required BY LAW OR ADMINISTRATIVE RULE, an internal company requirement does not reach this ground. The audit needs the rule, not the job description.

Source: ORS 657.471(5)(b), discharge for inability to satisfy a legal job prerequisite, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Requested relief: claimant left voluntarily and not because of the employer

A base-year employer not otherwise eligible for relief under ORS 657.471 receives notification of an initial valid determination and the individual left its employment voluntarily and not for reasons attributable to it.

Filed on a letter. ORS 657.471(7)(a)(A).

“Left the employment of the employer voluntarily and not for reasons attributable to the employer;”ORS 657.471(7)(a)(A), requested relief where the individual left voluntarily, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

MUST BE REQUESTED INSIDE THE 30 DAYS and the request has to carry three specific facts: ORS 657.471(7)(b)(A)(i) requires it to 'advise the director in writing of the date on which the individual left employment, state that the individual left voluntarily and not for reasons attributable to the employer and give the reason for which the individual left employment.' It 'may not be granted if the individual was reemployed by the employer prior to the filing of the initial valid claim.'

Source: ORS 657.471(7)(a)(A), requested relief where the individual left voluntarily, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Requested relief: claimant disqualified for a misconduct discharge

A base-year employer not otherwise eligible for relief receives notification of an initial valid determination and the individual was disqualified for the most recent separation from that employer by a director's determination of discharge for misconduct.

Filed on a letter. ORS 657.471(7)(a)(B).

“most recent separation from the employer by a determination of the Director of the Employment Department that the individual has been discharged for misconduct connected with the employment for the employer; or”ORS 657.471(7)(a)(B), requested relief on a misconduct disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

The quote begins mid-clause at 'most recent separation' because the Legislature's page serves the preceding possessive ("the individual's") as a windows-1252 curly apostrophe that the citation gate normalises away; the clause opens 'Was disqualified for the individual's'. This ground needs a determination that ALREADY EXISTS, it is the one to plead when the separation case has been won and the charge has not been lifted.

Source: ORS 657.471(7)(a)(B), requested relief on a misconduct disqualification, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Requested relief: discharge for reasons disqualifying under ORS 657.176(2)

A base-year employer not otherwise eligible for relief receives notification of an initial valid determination and the individual was discharged for reasons that would be disqualifying under ORS 657.176(2)(a), (b), (f), (g) or (h).

Filed on a letter. ORS 657.471(7)(a)(C).

“Was discharged for reasons that would be disqualifying under ORS 657.176 (2)(a), (b), (f), (g) or (h).”ORS 657.471(7)(a)(C), requested relief on a discharge disqualifying under ORS 657.176(2), Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

ORS 657.471(7)(b)(B) requires the request to 'specify the date of the discharge and the reasons why the employer believes the discharge was for reasons that would be disqualifying'. Note the subparagraphs named: (2)(a) and (b) are misconduct and the felony/theft discharge, and (f) through (h) reach the alcohol and cannabis provisions. It does NOT reach every disqualification in ORS 657.176.

Source: ORS 657.471(7)(a)(C), requested relief on a discharge disqualifying under ORS 657.176(2), Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Employer continues to furnish part-time work in the same amount

The employer furnished part-time work during the base year, the individual became eligible through loss of employment with other employers, and the employer continues to furnish part-time work in substantially the same amount.

Filed on a letter. ORS 657.471(9).

“The employer requests relief of charges within 30 days of the date the notice provided for in ORS 657.266 is mailed or delivered to the employer.”ORS 657.471(9)(d), continuing part-time employer's request for relief, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

All four conditions in ORS 657.471(9) have to hold together, and (d) is a filing deadline rather than a fact: the employer must request relief within 30 days of the ORS 657.266 notice. That is the same 30 days as windows.chargeProtest, arriving from a second place in the statute.

Source: ORS 657.471(9)(d), continuing part-time employer's request for relief, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Claimant temporarily replaced a worker on Paid Leave Oregon and that worker returnedAutomatic

The unemployment is due to the return of a covered individual under ORS chapter 657B whom the claimant had temporarily replaced during family, medical or safe leave.

Granted by the state on its own once the determination is final. There is nothing to file and nothing we bill for.

“Benefits paid to an individual for unemployment due to the return of a covered individual, as defined in ORS 657B.010, who was temporarily replaced by the individual for a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave under ORS chapter 657B may not be charged to the employer of the covered individual.”ORS 657.471(10), temporary replacement for a Paid Leave Oregon covered individual, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature)

Newest ground on this row and the one an out-of-state desk will not think to look for. No request is named in the subsection.

Source: ORS 657.471(10), temporary replacement for a Paid Leave Oregon covered individual, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Where it gets filed

Frances Online (Oregon Employment Department employer account)

State portal. Handles the separation response, charge protest and the appeal of a determination.

https://frances.oregon.gov/

Source: Tax - Employer Responsibilities, Respond to UI Information Requests, Oregon Employment Department Read 2026-09-02.

SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System)

SIDES E-Response. Handles the separation response.

Source: Tax - Employer Responsibilities, Respond to Benefit Claims with SIDES, Oregon Employment Department Read 2026-09-02.

Representation at a hearing

A non-attorney may represent an employer at a hearing in Oregon

Oregon permits a non-attorney to appear for an employer, and the authority for that is on the jurisdiction's own page. Unemploy can appear at a hearing in Oregon.

ORS 657.295(2), quoted on the source. It permits 'counsel OR OTHER AGENT authorized by such person' and then says 'As used in this subsection, "person" has the meaning defined in ORS 174.100 and also includes this state and all political subdivisions of this state', ORS 174.100's definition reaches corporations, so a corporate employer may send a non-attorney agent. TWO LIMITS, neither of which touches an employer-side desk. The fee cap in the same subsection is claimant-side only: 'No counsel or agent representing an individual who is claiming benefits shall charge or receive for the services more than an amount approved by the director.' And ORS 657.270(3) is not a restriction at all, it obliges the administrative law judge to explain the issues when a party appears without 'an attorney, paralegal worker, legal assistant, union representative or person otherwise qualified by experience or training', which is the statute listing the non-attorneys it expects to see.

Source: ORS 657.295(2), Witness fees; disputed claim expenses; counsel; fees, Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 657 (Oregon State Legislature) Read 2026-09-02.

Notes on the Oregon row

What the person who sourced this row wanted the next reader to know, verbatim.

TWO NOTICES ARRIVE AND THEY START DIFFERENT CLOCKS. The ORS 657.265 Notice of Claim Filed starts the 10-day separation response; the ORS 657.266 Notice of Wages Reported and Possible Charges starts the 30-day relief-of-charges window AND, under ORS 657.266(5), a 10-day window to request a hearing on the monetary determination itself. The department's own FAQ says so in its own words: 'There are two forms that are sent to employers when a claim is filed... If you wish to protest the claim you should return both forms.' Answering one is not answering the other.

⛔ RELIEF CAN BE UNDONE BY A PATTERN OF LATE RESPONSES. ORS 657.471(11) charges the account notwithstanding every ground on this row where the employer or its agent (a) fails to respond timely or adequately to a department request for claim information, (b) that failure causes an overpayment, and (c) the employer or agent 'has a pattern of failing to respond timely or adequately'. All three have to hold. This is the federal SUTA integrity rule as Oregon wrote it, and it makes the desk's own response record a liability on every later claim for the same customer.

ORS 657.471(8) is the deterrent on the request itself: an employer or agent that willfully makes a false statement or willfully fails to report a material fact about the termination gets its reserve account charged 'not less than two nor more than 10 times the weekly benefit amount' of the claimant. A relief request drafted from a thin file is not a free option in Oregon.

factFinding and wageAudit are null: no separate Oregon fact-finding or wage-audit window was found in ORS chapter 657 or on the Employment Department's employer pages this session. The 10-day monetary-determination hearing request under ORS 657.266(5) is recorded in row.sources and described in the appeal note rather than being forced into one of those two fields, because it is an appeal of a determination and not a response to a request for facts.

Every ORS quote on this row was taken from the Legislature's own chapter page, which is served as windows-1252. Typographic apostrophes on that page do not survive the citation gate's normalisation, so three quotes here stop short of a possessive rather than being re-typed with a straight apostrophe that is not on the page. Where that happened the surrounding note says which words follow.

Every source behind this page

17 documents, each one fetched and read on the date beside it. No number on this page comes from anywhere else.

The Oregon row describes the rules in effect from 2026-09-02, and every row in the table was last read against its sources on 2026-09-02. Every populated field on this row traces to a primary source: the agency's own page, the statute, or the state's own employer handbook. Unemploy is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice.