Oregon employment agency bonds.
From $100.
Every Oregon private employment agency must maintain a $5,000 surety bond (or letter of credit), payable to the people of the State of Oregon, under ORS 658.075. The price is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum on the $5,000 statutory amount. Your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does an Oregon employment agency bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard employment agency bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with BOLI. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $50,000. Above $50,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with BOLI
Submit the executed bond with your employment agency license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever BOLI insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the employment agency bond actually covers
Oregon licenses private employment agencies through the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Under ORS 658.075, each agency must maintain a $5,000 corporate surety bond (or an irrevocable letter of credit), payable to the people of the State of Oregon.
The bond is conditioned on the agency complying with the employment-agency law (ORS 658.005 to 658.245) and paying: all sums legally owed to anyone whose money the agency received, all damages from any willful misrepresentation, fraud, deceit, or other unlawful act by the agency or its agents, and all sums owed to the agency's own employees.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Because the statutory amount is $5,000, pricing starts from $100 for most agencies, with no credit check up to $50,000 in the application.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with BOLI. Submit the executed bond with your employment agency license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever BOLI insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $50,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with BOLI.
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Pricing from $100. Enter your amount and file with BOLI the same day.