Question

I have not received wages earned 4 months ago, my employer says they don't have the money to pay me. They have a contractors license with a surety bond and I am in the process of filing a claim with the ccb as advised by my state's labor board. They were unsuccessful in getting any response to the demand letters they sent to my employer and state there's not much chance collecting anything unless I file a complaint with the ccb and collect from the bond. It took the labor board more than 3 months to come to this conclusion. Does this mean it will be another 3 months or more before I get paid? This has financially devastated my family. I cannot even qualify for unemployment because the wages are not showing as earned since I was never paid. I have been looking for work daily to no avail. Is there anyway I can speed the process up? Also, many violations equal many penalty fees, but can they be collected on the bond? State is Oregon. Please help me and fast!!!