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Choosing Success or Separation – The Power of the “Door Talk” with Long-Term Employees
By Randall P. Sutton It is easy to feel helpless when dealing with a poor performing employee. Even where there is good cause to terminate, the employment laws give ample opportunity for a disgruntled employee to sue the company. I often find that my clients will...
Receiverships as a Potential Tool for Creditors of Marijuana Related Businesses
By Business & Taxation Law Practice Group It is difficult to drive around any town in Oregon without noticing the amount of marijuana dispensaries that have cropped up all over the state. Since Oregon legalized marijuana in 2014, the number of licensed growing...
Estate Planning Trivia: Eleven Things You Didn’t Know About Wills
By Estate Planning Practice Group Here are eleven trivia items you may not know about wills: 100% of Oregonians Have a Will. Believe it or not, everyone has a will. If you have not created a will, Oregon’s laws of intestacy will fill the void. These laws function like...
2017 Qtr 3 Business Brief
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ACA Considerations for Agricultural Employers
By Christine Moehl, Employee Benefits Attorney Compliance with the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as the ACA or Obamacare) continues to be a challenge for many agricultural employers. Now that efforts by Senate Republicans to overturn the law have stalled,...
New Manufacturing Overtime Law: Fixing What’s Wrong AND Breaking What’s Right
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...
LEGISLATURE PASSES SICK LEAVE FIXES (big & small)
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...
Second Increase to Oregon’s Minimum Wage
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...
US Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of “Debt Collector”
By Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group On June 12, 2017, in a decision written by newest Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a party that purchases debts and then pursues collection activity on its own is not a “debt...
CHOICE Act Passes US House Vote
By Litigation Practice Group It has been a busy day in Washington, D.C. Among the many goings-on in the nation’s capital, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act (“CHOICE Act”) by a 233–186 vote. The CHOICE Act amends and/or eliminates many...