Belknap v. U. S. Bank National Ass'n

This case began as a class action by former employees of U.S. Bank National Association (bank) to recover penalty wages. The class plaintiffs — former employees whose employment had terminated in the three years preceding the filing of the complaint — alleged that the bank had failed to timely pay them all their wages, as required by ORS 652.140. That statute requires generally that employees who quit or who are fired must be paid all wages earned and unpaid at the time of termination within a certain time period, which varies depending on the circumstances of the separation from employment.…