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Saalfeld Griggs PC Announces New Partner
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,...
Creekside Golf Course Case Update: Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court Judgement
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...
Expect the Unexpected – The Large Employer Vaccine Mandate is Back (?)
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...
Vaccine Mandate Recap – Employer Options & Obligations with Governmental Mandates in Disarray
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...
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...