Oregon labor contractor bonds.
From $100.
The financial-responsibility bond Oregon requires under ORS 658.415 to license a labor contractor with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). It guarantees the prompt payment of workers’ wages and the contractor’s other obligations. The amount scales with your workforce. Pricing is 2% of your bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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How much does an Oregon labor contractor bond cost?
2% 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 labor contractor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with BOLI. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount BOLI requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with BOLI
Submit the executed bond with your labor contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever BOLI insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the labor contractor bond actually covers
Oregon licenses labor contractors — businesses that recruit, supply, or employ workers for agriculture, forestry, and similar work — through the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). ORS 658.415 requires each applicant to maintain proof of financial ability to promptly pay employees’ wages and the other obligations the statute lists, and a surety bond is the most common way to show it.
The bond scales with the size of the workforce: generally $10,000 for a contractor with 20 or fewer employees and $30,000 for 21 or more, with a separate minimum (commonly $15,000) for a camp-operator indorsement. It pays valid claims for unpaid wages and related violations under ORS 658.415 and 658.419.
Long-tenured contractors with a clean record can have the amount reduced by the commissioner after several years of compliance. Whatever figure applies to your license, pricing is 2% of that amount, with a $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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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 labor contractor license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever BOLI insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. 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 required bond amount — the executed labor contractor bond is generated instantly, ready to file with BOLI.
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Labor contractor bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount BOLI requires and file the same day.