OSPS News ~ Wage Withholding Orders – Percent Based to Deduct on Mid-Month

[LOWRY Timothy * DAS]

Hi Tricia,

This does not mean that as we officially process payroll monthly, so we only need to make the vendor payments monthly.  This change means that we will garnish wages on mid-month checks, as required by law.  Some employees only got paid on the mid-month checks and were able to get away with not having their wages garnished.

Please let me know if you want to discuss this further.  Thank you,

Tim

Timothy M. Lowry
OSPS Manager
971-718-4230

From: PHILLIPS Tricia * DAS <Tricia.PHILLIPS at das.oregon.gov>
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Subject: RE: Wage Withholding Orders – Percent Based to Deduct on Mid-Month

If I am reading this correctly, this means we will now be processing vendor payment on the mid-month cycle after Nov 1st.  Is this correct?

Thank you,

Tricia J.E. Phillips
OSPS Payroll Accountant 2

Mobile: 971.283.1447
Fax: 503.378.3518
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Dept of Administrative Services
Office of the State Controller
Oregon State Payroll Services (OSPS)
155 Cottage St NE, 3rd Fl
Salem OR 97301-3963

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Subject: OSPS News ~ Wage Withholding Orders – Percent Based to Deduct on Mid-Month

Good afternoon,

A change is being implemented on November 3, 2025, for Wage Withholding Orders. Percent based wage withholding orders (see list below) on file in Workday will be setup to deduct on all payroll payments, including  the first-of-the-month and mid-month payrolls. Employees who have a percent based order will see a deduction on any payments made on or after November 3. For most employees impacted by this, the first time they may see this change is with their mid-month paycheck (November 14, 2025, pay date), if they receive one and have enough disposable wages.

Additional Information
Percent Based Wage Withholding Orders
Below are the types of withholding orders that will be setup to deduct on all available disposable wages:

  *   Withholding Order (Creditor)
  *   Withholding Order (Garnishment)
  *   Withholding Order (Federal AWG)
  *   Withholding Order (Student Loan)
  *   Withholding Order (Federal Tax Levy)
  *   Withholding Order (State Tax Levy)

Refer to the Percent Based Wage Withholding Order Help Articles linked below:

  *   Withholding Orders: Garnishment and Creditor<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$960/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>
  *   Withholding Orders: Federal Administrative Wage Garnishment (Federal AWG)<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2091/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>
  *   Withholding Orders: Student Loan<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2074/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>
  *   Withholding Orders: Federal Tax Levy (IRS)<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$1018/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>
  *   Withholding Orders: State Tax Levy<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2101/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>

Fixed Amount Based Wage Withholding Orders
Fixed amount-based wage withholding orders that are Child Support, Family Maintenance and Bankruptcy, will continue to deduct on the first of the month payroll only.

  *   For full and part-time salaried employees, the full monthly amount will be deducted on the first of the month payments.

  *   For hourly employees, time should be entered through first of the month payroll deadline for the full monthly amount to deduct on the first of the month payments.

Please refer to the new help articles below for setup instructions on fixed amount types of withholding orders:

  *   Withholding Orders: Child Support and Family Maintenance<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2061/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>
  *   Withholding Orders: Bankruptcy<https://wd5.myworkday.com/oregon/email-universal/inst/25755$2072/rel-task/2998$40834.htmld>

Need Help?
We appreciate your partnership. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at timothy.lowry at das.oregon.gov<mailto:timothy.lowry at das.oregon.gov>


Tim

[A picture containing logo  Description automatically generated]Timothy M. Lowry
Oregon Statewide Payroll Services Manager
Chief Financial Office | Office of the State Controller
971-718-4230
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