May 23, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
The Oregon Legislature approved Senate Bill 558A on May 22, 2013. The legislation is headed to the Governor Kitzhaber for signing. Senate Bill 558A contains a number of significant changes to Oregon’s foreclosure laws and dramatically expands the existing foreclosure...
Mar 21, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
On February 28, 2013, the Washington Supreme Court issued its decision in Klem v. Washington Mutual Bank, et.al., holding the practices of the WaMu and Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington (“Quality”) violated the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Quality had...
Feb 5, 2013 | Business & Taxation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, News
The Oregon Legislature is back in session and the shift in balance of power makes it likely that laws imposing additional obligations on employers will gain traction in this year’s session. The Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law Team is tracking employment-related...
Jan 28, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, News
On January 29th, Erich Paetsch and Shannon Martinez, lawyers in the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group, will make a presentation to the Oregon Banking Association Lending Committee entitled “What’s in a Name? Transitioning to Perfection Under The UCC.”...
Jan 2, 2013 | Business & Taxation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Litigation, News
Although the so-called “fiscal cliff” was averted, certain payroll tax changes took effect on January 1, 2013. Employers should be aware of the following changes to Social Security and Medicare tax withholdings for wages earned in this new year: 1. Social Security –...
Nov 28, 2012 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy
Best Practices in an Economic Downturn (Part II): Your Customer Filed Bankruptcy, What Now? By Saalfeld Griggs PC In today’s troubled economy, many business owners either have or will receive notice that a customer has filed bankruptcy. The question that invariably...
