2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 8, Chapters 305 - 325
ORS Chapter 316
316.169 Circumstances in which person other than employer required to withhold tax.
(1) If a lender, surety or other person who is not an employer with respect to an employee pays wages directly to the employee, or to an agent on behalf of the employee, the lender, surety or other person shall deduct and retain from the wages, and shall be liable to this state for, an amount equal to the amount required to be withheld from the employee s wages by the employer under ORS 316.167.
(2) A lender, surety or other person described under this section shall file a combined quarterly tax report and make payment of the tax or assessment that is due in the time and manner prescribed for employers under ORS 316.168.
(3) Amounts paid under this section shall be credited against the liability of the employer under ORS 316.167.
(4) A lender, surety or other person described under this section shall be considered to be an employer with respect to withholdings made under this section or required to be made under this section for purposes of ORS 316.191, 316.197, 316.202, 316.207 and 316.212.
(5) The employer of an employee that receives wages from a lender, surety or other person shall not be discharged from any liability or other obligation under ORS 316.162 to 316.221 except as provided for in subsection (3) of this section. [1997 c.133 6]
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