Oregon Raises the Amount of Income Exempt From Wage Garnishment

Oregon is increasing the amount of disposable earnings that are exempt from garnishment, under a bill Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed April 4.

An employer can generally withhold up to 25% of an employee’s disposable earnings, but only if the garnishment does not result in the employee receiving less than a certain amount of net disposable earnings, under state law.

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025, the exempt amount of net disposable income will rise to $305 from $254 for a period of one week or less, $611 from $509 for any two-week period, $655 from $545 ...