Mar 26, 2020 | 2020, Company, COVID-19, Employers, Employment Law, FFCRA, Lawyers, News
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group The Department of Labor has issued its first guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). You can find the guidance here. The DOL has clarified that the FFCRA takes...
Mar 25, 2020 | 2020, Banking, COVID-19, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation, News
By Litigation Practice Group On March 22, 2020, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order No. 20-11 (the “Order”), which temporarily stops all residential evictions in the state based on the nonpayment of rent. Given...
Mar 19, 2020 | 2020, Business, Company, COVID-19, Employers, Employment Law, Events, Lawyers, News
By David Briggs and Randall Sutton, Attorneys in the Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The law met with large bipartisan support to combat the coronavirus....
Mar 5, 2020 | 2020, COVID-19, Employers, Employment Law, News
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group Given uncertainty about the spread and possible effect of the coronavirus, Oregon employers should be evaluating their policies and thinking through potential issues well in advance. ...
Jan 21, 2020 | 2020, Business, Business & Taxation, Company, Lawyers, News, Taxation
By Caleb Williams, Business & Taxation Law Attorney As of January 1, Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) is in effect and shortly businesses will need to take action to comply with this new tax law. All businesses with $750,000 or more of commercial activity in...
Dec 19, 2019 | 2020, Business, Employers, Employment Law, Lawyers, Litigation, News
By Randall Sutton, Employment Law and Litigation Attorney The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a new rule that will clarify that many perks offered by employers don’t need to be factored in to the “regular rate” when an employer calculates...
