What are Oregon employers required to do?

In Oregon, most parents pay child support through regular withholding from their paychecks, and employers play an important role. All employers are required by law to:

• Report new hires (employees and independent contractors)
• Withhold income and forward payments to the Oregon Child Support Program
• Enroll employees’ dependents in health insurance, if available

Oregon Employer Services Portal

The Oregon Employer Services Portal offers an online one-stop shop for employers to manage their obligations, from reporting new hires to submitting payments and more. Visit the employer portal to learn more and get started. » 

Through the portal, employers can:

• Update company and employee information
• Report new or rehired employees and newly engaged individuals who are independent contractors
• Receive and respond to income withholding orders
• Receive and respond to National Medical Support Notices
• Report terminations of individuals subject to income withholding orders
• Submit child support payments
• Add users within the company to process payroll and items related to medical coverage
• Authorize a third-party company to work on their behalf

Child Support News for Employers

• A new Oregon requirement to report individuals who are independent contractors took effect January 1, 2024. You can report independent contractors through the Oregon Employer Services Portal. You can read a copy of the communication we sent to employers and businesses here.

Frequently Asked Questions from Employers

We have answers to the most common child support questions from employers.

Read our FAQS for Employers here.

Contact Employer Services

Oregon Child Support Program
Employer Services
PO Box 14680
Salem OR 97309

OregonChildSupport.gov/employer

Phone: 866-907-2857
Fax: 877-877-7416
Email: ChildSupportEmployerServices@doj.state.or.us

Fax 877-877-7416 for new hire reporting, income withholding from wages, terminations, and medical support.

Email ChildSupportEmployerServices@doj.state.or.us for income withholding from wages, medical support, and new hire reporting questions.

Email ACHEmployerQuestions@doj.state.or.us for electronic payment questions.

For privacy and security, please do not email the employee’s full Social Security number. You may include the last four digits of the Social Security number when corresponding via email.