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A story has been circulating recently about an auto repair shop that paid their former employee’s final paycheck in pennies. Nobody likes loose change, especially when it’s dumped on your driveway and adorned with your paystub that has an expletive spelled out on it. In January of 2021, the former employee of the auto …
Saalfeld Griggs is pleased to announce that Eric Tweed has become a partner in the firm effective January 1, 2022. Eric Tweed joined the firm in 2014 and his practice is focused on business law. Eric’s typical engagements include business sales and acquisitions, commercial contracts, corporate governance, and trademark registration and licensing matters. Eric is …
The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court judgment confirming the owners of the Creekside Golf Course expressly retained the right under the recorded covenants, conditions, and restrictions to “modify, expand, contract, discontinue, convert, transfer, or sell the golf course or related facilities.” The Court of Appeals further affirmed the award of attorney fees …
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group When it comes to COVID-19, things change quickly, and it can be difficult to predict what will happen next. I reported last week here that all of the federal vaccine mandates were in disarray and on hold based on legal challenges. That changed …
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group It can be confusing to track the many different governmental vaccine mandates floating around right now, especially given the flurry of challenges asserted in the courts. With or without a federal mandate, many employers nationwide are considering whether to impose a full or …
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group Let’s face it. Noncompetition agreements have a reputation for being unenforceable. While it’s true that a court won’t go out of its way to enforce a bad agreement, noncompetition agreements are still a powerful tool to protect your business. The key to winning …
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group After a lengthy wait, U.S. OSHA issued emergency regulations today that answer many of the questions we have had regarding the upcoming mandate on larger employers to require vaccinations or impose weekly testing. This FAQ is intended to answer the big questions and …
By Karina A. Salzberg, Attorney in the Litigation Practice Group and Financial Services Industry Team In an opinion issued on September 2, 2021, the Washington Supreme Court held that the filed rate doctrine may be applied to lenders or mortgage servicers implementing forced place insurance when there is a direct attack on agency approved rates.[1] …
By Jeffrey G. Moore, Attorney in the Estate Planning & Probate Practice Group This last week, House Democrats released details of a new tax proposal to support the $3.5 trillion spending plan. Although we stress that these are indeed proposals at this point, we wanted you to be aware. The proposals will inevitably undergo further …
Randall Sutton, an employment law and litigation attorney here at Saalfeld Griggs PC, spoke about employer vaccine mandates at the Salem Chamber’s most recent Public Policy meeting. Click here to watch the meeting from September 2nd, and navigate to minute 35:45 to hear the beginning of Randy’s talk. Randall Sutton is a …