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It’s Time to Update your Noncompetition Agreements
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...
Vaccine Mandate Regulations Issued for Larger Employers – FAQs & Unanswered Questions
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...
Forced Place Insurance: Washington Supreme Court Holds Lenders are Protected by the Filed Rate Doctrine
By Financial Services Industry Group 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...
2021 Estate Tax Exemption: Key Estate Planning Proposals
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...
Salem Chamber Public Policy Meeting: Employer Vaccine Mandates
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...
COVID-19 Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Extended
By Financial Services Industry Group On August 16, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order 21-30, which extended the mortgage foreclosure moratorium emergency period of House Bill 2009 (2021) to 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2021. The Oregon State Legislative...
Seven Saalfeld Griggs PC lawyers named to 2022 Best Lawyers® list
Salem, OR, United States, August 19, 2021 — Saalfeld Griggs Business Lawyers is pleased to announce that seven of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review using...
Mandatory Employee Vaccination Policies – Questions & Answers
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group As the Delta Variant continues to keep COVID-19 on the forefront of employers' minds, I’ve received a lot of calls about the legality of vaccine mandates and issues for employers to consider. ...
Saalfeld Griggs PC Attorneys Paul Sundermier and Jennifer Paul to Present at the Seminar Group’s Eminent Domain Conference
By Jennifer Paul, Partner in the Condemnation & Unconstitutional Takings Practice Group Saalfeld Griggs PC is pleased to announce that its condemnation team of attorneys, Paul Sundermier and Jennifer Paul, will be co-chairing and presenting at the Seminar Group’s...
Details on the Commercial Rent Relief Program
State of Oregon provides details about Commercial Rent Relief Program starting on March 8, 20201. Details can be found here