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What The New FEMA Guidelines Mean For Development In Oregon
On January 30, 2015, President Obama signed Executive Order 13690 (“EO”) as part of his Climate Action Plan. The EO amended Executive Order 11988, signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, that required federal agencies “to avoid to the extent possible the long and...
Court of Appeals Allows Enforcement of Note Indorsed in Blank Despite No Recorded Transfer History
By: Creditor's Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group Last month, the Oregon Court of Appeals held in Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Niday that when one party “is in possession of [a] promissory note indorsed in blank and [the other party] is in default of [its] obligations...
Huggers Beware: Court Case Embraces Expanding the Definition of Sexual Harassment – A Lesson in Equal Opportunity Hugging
By: David M. Briggs Have you ever been to that office party where your boss greets a longtime employee with a hug? You followed your coworker in and you can see it in your boss’s face: not hugging you may seem like you are not as valuable or appreciated. But, had it...
2017 Session Legislative Report
Curious about Oregon's proposed employment bills for 2017? Check out our 2017 Session Legislative Report by clicking HERE.
Salem Welcomes Xicha Brewing
Saalfeld Griggs would like to congratulate our friends at Xicha Brewing on the upcoming opening of their brewery. Xicha Brewing will be located in West Salem on Patterson Street, and is set to open in the Spring of 2017. Read more about this new and exciting brew pub...
BOLI Changes its Course on Payment of Daily Overtime for Manufacturers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: Randall Sutton Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Oregon requires that most manufacturing employers pay daily overtime if an employee works more than 10 hours in a single day. As with most other...
Should Your Farm Be a Licensed Farm Labor Contractor? Don’t Be So Sure.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Most farms would not consider themselves to be farm labor contractors, and for good reason. You likely do not regularly lease out workers. While you recruit employees, they...
Did Christmas Come Early? Judge Blocks New Overtime Rule Days Before Implementation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Once in a great while, procrastinators are rewarded. And thanks to a Texas District Court judge, they have cause to celebrate. On November 22, Judge Amos Mazzant issued a...
The Constitutional Dilemma of the CFPB: Unchecked Power is Abusive
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: Erich Paetsch Saalfeld Griggs Litigation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Oregon Business Lawyers In an important decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Congress fundamentally failed to...
MERS, Inc. is Sued Again – This Time by Multiple Oregon Counties, for Fraud, Negligence, Unjust Enrichment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Attorney November 3, 2016 – Several Oregon Counties have filed a lawsuit today against MERS, Inc., and its holding company, MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. (“MERS”), as well as several...