by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 7, 2019 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, News
By: Randall Cook, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Attorney On November 6, 2019, the IRS announced the annual cost-of-living dollar adjustments applicable to retirement plans beginning January 1, 2020. The full list of adjustments is contained in IRS...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 31, 2019 | Agri-Business, Litigation, News, Winery/Vineyard/Brewery
By: Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy & Litigation Practice Groups Right to Farm in Oregon Oregon has a strong right to farm policy that began in the early 1970’s. In 1993 the Oregon legislature established a right to farm law that protects growers from...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 30, 2019 | Banking, Litigation, News
By Erich M. Paetsch, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Attorney Two very different courts recently issued opinions on issues routinely impacting financial institutions. In Multnomah County, a jury considered whether a financial institution should...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 29, 2019 | Agri-Business, News
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups This just in! The USDA has finally issued its long-awaited draft rules and regulations establishing a domestic hemp production program in the United States. These regulations, once finalized,...
by Jeremy Rickson | Oct 21, 2019 | Awards, Events, News
Cake cutting, toasting and networking with some of Salem’s most inspiring women is just a few of the ways Saalfeld Griggs celebrated the 10th Anniversary of their annual Women in Business event on September 26th, 2019. With ten years of growth and refinement,...
by Jeremy Rickson | Sep 25, 2019 | Employment Law, News
By: Randall Sutton, Employment Law & Litigation Attorney Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employees paid on a salary basis and performing qualifying duties can be classified as “exempt” from overtime and other requirements of the wage and hour laws....