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By: Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Have you ever considered purchasing property through an online auction site? While online property auctions can present excellent opportunities for the savvy buyer, they may also create pitfalls for the unwary. At Saalfeld Griggs, we are increasingly meeting with businesses and individuals who purchase properties through …
By: Randall Sutton, Employment Law & Litigation Attorney As the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session winds down, it’s time to catch one’s breath and reflect on the outcome. Although every legislative session has its share of new developments and concerns for employers, this session is more eventful than most. With the Governor’s office and a supermajority …
By: Alan M. Sorem, Real Estate & Land Use Attorney Alan Sorem and members of the land use practice group at Saalfeld Griggs recently celebrated a major victory on behalf of our client, Gene Oster, who successfully appealed a denial of his subdivision application by the City of Silverton. The Land Use Board of Appeals …
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups Western Communications, Inc., the parent company for several Oregon and California regional newspapers, including The Bend Bulletin, The Baker City Herald, The Observer, The Redmond Spokesman, The Daily Triplicate, and The Curry Coastal Pilot (collectively the “Bend Bulletin”), recently filed a proposed liquidation plan in its …
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups HB 3349, first introduced on March 4, 2019, would disallow the mortgage interest deduction for all second residences and would phase out the allowable mortgage interest deduction for principal residences of homeowners based on income. Households earning less than $200,000 federal adjusted gross income (AGI) will still be …
The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is well underway. Bills must pass out of their originating committee by next Tuesday (4/9/19) to move forward. This is a very active session for employment law bills, with lots of activity and many bills moving forward. The following bills are likely to remain active and have the potential to …
Oregon’s Pay Equity Law Demystified Join us on Wednesday, April 10th for an exciting presentation on Oregon’s new Equal Pay Act. Pay Equity is Here – The deadline for all employers to comply with Oregon’s new Equal Pay Act is here. The law prohibits unlawful pay disparities between employees who perform work of comparable character. Any …
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups The Oregon Legislature passed an historic bill on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 which is the first in the nation to impose mandatory state-wide rent control measures. The bill, Senate Bill 608, was signed into law by Governor Kate Brown on Thursday, February 28, 2019. In addition …
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups More and more farmers in America’s Midwest are filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The rate of Chapter 12 cases in those states has reached its highest level in at least a decade. Chapter 12 filings in the Tenth Circuit in …
The Oregon Legislature is in session with many employment bills on the docket. The following bills are active and have the potential to significantly impact the workplace.[1] Employment Discrimination Settlements – SB 726 SB 726 is one of the most troubling bills introduced this session. The bill would regulate employment discrimination settlements with a broad …