Jun 13, 2018 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, News
By: Erich Paetsch, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Lawyer On June 4th, the Supreme Court clarified when discharge of debts may occur if the debt arises out of fraudulent statements about assets. As a result, banks cannot assume that all...
May 2, 2018 | Business & Taxation, News
By: Business Law & Taxation Law Practice Group Even if you have been in a “media blackout” for the past six months, you probably still heard that Congress enacted major tax changes to the Internal Revenue Code in the form of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax...
Jan 10, 2018 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, News
By: Christine M. Moehl, Employee Benefits Lawyer Although Congress recently made changes to the requirement that individuals maintain health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), Congress did not make any changes to ACA provisions affecting...
Jul 18, 2017 | Company, Employment Law, News
By: Randall P. Sutton, David Briggs For those tracking recent developments with the overtime rules for manufacturers, the Oregon Legislature has finally weighed in and passed legislation that is awaiting the Governor’s signature. The legislation is a mixed bag for...
Jun 29, 2017 | Company, Employment Law, News
By: Randall Sutton The Oregon Sick Time law is almost as vague as it is complicated. The many pages of statutes and regulations fail to cover some key points and raise many questions, requiring employers to read between the lines when structuring sick time and PTO...
Jun 27, 2017 | Company, Employment Law, Litigation, News
By: Randall Sutton The second increase in a series of minimum wage increases goes into effect July 1st with the largest wage jump of any year in the six-year cycle. As we have discussed previously, Oregon’s stair-stepping series of wage increases create a patchwork of...
