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[Burr, Charlie]

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Press Release
For Immediate Release
September 12, 2013
CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788

Avakian directs $150,000 to Pacific Cargo Services LLC workers who didn’t received paychecks
“Our Wage Security Fund helps workers receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work,” says Avakian

Portland, OR—Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian has directed more than $150,000 from the Bureau of Labor and Industries’ Wage Security Fund to 74 Pacific Cargo Services LLC employees who never received paychecks.

The Troutdale company was auctioned off in bankruptcy in late July as workers learned that they would not receive nearly three weeks’ worth of earnings as part of the deal.

“Our Wage Security Fund helps workers recover a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work,” said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. “When businesses close their doors or otherwise become insolvent, we can help them make ends meet when workers don’t receive paychecks to which they are entitled.”

Wage Security Fund payments to the Pacific Cargo Services LLC and Pacific Courier Services LLC range from $563.76 to $4000. BOLI investigators are still investigating and processing 13 additional claims.

Oregon is one of only two states in the country to have such a fund.

Workers can qualify for payments of the amount they earned during the 60 days preceding the closure. A maximum of $4,000 may be paid to an individual worker. The fund pays amounts equal to unpaid wages only, and does not cover vacation, sick leave or other accrued compensatory time or benefits.

Employees can file a claim directly with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries through its Wage and Hour Division at (971) 673-0761.

The Wage Security Fund is financed through a diversion of three cents per $100 of the state’s employment tax paid by employers for one quarter (three months) every odd-numbered year.

For more information about BOLI’s efforts to protect workplaces and support Oregon employers, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI. A complete list of Wage Security Fund payments to Pacific Cargo Services LLC and Pacific Courier Services LLC employees is available upon request.

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Charlie Burr
Communications Director
Bureau of Labor and Industries
800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 1045
Portland, OR 97232-2180
(971) 673-0788 wk.
(503) 913-5407 cell.

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