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Oregon settles Workday class action for $15 million; DAS outlines biweekly pay, $1,700 transition payment and 40 hours leave
Summary
At a Feb. 16 Ways and Means subcommittee briefing, the Department of Administrative Services said a $15,000,000 class-action settlement tied to the 2022 Workday payroll rollout covered more than 60,000 class members and that the state will move employees to biweekly pay with one-time $1,700 transition payments and 40 hours of paid leave at implementation (targeted July 1, 2027).
The Department of Administrative Services told the Ways and Means joint general government subcommittee on Feb. 16 that the state resolved a class-action suit tied to the 2022 Workday payroll rollout with a $15,000,000 settlement and is negotiating and implementing related grievance agreements that change pay practices.
"Ultimately, when we settled, we settled for a total of $15,000,000," Jessica Neehling, the state's chief human resources officer, told the committee, adding that the settlement covered more than 60,000 class members and that named plaintiffs received $7,500 apiece. An outside administrator, Rust Consulting, issued the class checks in December 2025, Neehling said.
The settlement and subsequent grievance agreements require…
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