Oregon Statutes 18.375 – Definitions
As used in this section and ORS § 18.385:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.375
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Disposable earnings’ means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required to be withheld by law.
(2) ‘Earnings’ means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program.
(3) ‘Employer’ means any entity or individual who engages a person to perform work or services for which compensation is given in periodic payments or otherwise, even though the relationship of the person so engaged to the employer may be as an independent contractor for other purposes.
(4) ‘Garnishment’ means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of a debt. ‘Garnishment’ does not include the procedure authorized by ORS § 25.372 to 25.427 or 419B.408 or ORS Chapter 110. [Formerly 23.175; 2021 c.597 § 40]
[Repealed by 1985 c.343 § 14]