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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...
Saalfeld Griggs Co-Hosts OHSU Dental Student Seminar
The Dental Industry Team Attorneys at Saalfeld Griggs PC, Columbia Bank (Now Umpqua Bank, as of March 20, 2023), and DBIC were proud to co-host an event for OHSU dental students and newly practicing dentists at A-dec’s beautiful facilities in Newberg, Oregon on...
Estate Planning Considerations When Moving To Oregon
by Estate Planning Practice Group Oregon is a great place to live. Most of our clients live in Oregon, and more and more of our clients have friends and family moving to Oregon. Here are answers to some of the most common estate planning questions we receive from new...