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Be Careful When Giving Your Debtor a Break
Be Careful When Giving Your Debtor a Break Suppose you own a note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust (for convenience, I will refer to both as a "mortgage"). It would not be terribly unusual for the debtor to come to you for some relief if he's having trouble...
Illegal Worker Wins Retaliation Lawsuit
Illegal Worker Wins Retaliation Lawsuit UNDOCUMENTED WORKER AWARDED $200,000 AGAINST EMPLOYER WHO CALLED INS Most employers fully understand that it is unlawful to employ undocumented workers. One area of the law that has not been clear, however, is what rights, if...
Advantages and Risks of Tenancies in Common
Advantages and Risks of Tenancies in Common Tenancy in common (“TIC”) arrangements are an increasingly popular option for real estate investors looking to participate in a 1031 Exchange. Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 generally allows real estate owners the...
High Time for Some Answers: Medical Marijuana Update
High Time for Some Answers: Medical Marijuana Update By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC For more than a decade, Oregon employers have struggled with how to enforce their zero-tolerance drug policies when an employee presented a medical marijuana card. The big...
Hidden Issues in Managing Absenteeism
Hidden Issues in Managing Absenteeism By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Faced with a person who is chronically late or absent, it might seem that the simple solution is to terminate the employee and hire someone who “wants to work.” Unfortunately, in employment...
2011 Legislative Update – Accessory Uses at Wineries
2011 Legislative Update - Accessory Uses at Wineries By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC The legal landscape governing wineries in Oregon continues to evolve. The Oregon State Senate and House of Representatives recently passed Senate Bill 829 and House Bill 3280 in...
Grandparents Are Family Too
Grandparents Are Family Too By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC In the wake of the 2007 Oregon legislative session, employers must cope with a number of new burdens. Included among those burdens are changes to the Oregon Family Leave Act (“OFLA”). The one change...
Employee Absenteeism and the Family Leave and Disability Laws
Employee Absenteeism and the Family Leave and Disability Laws By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC One of an employer’s most frustrating management problems is the employee who is chronically late or absent. Faced with excessive absenteeism, the simple solution is...
Departing Employees and Corporate Raiding
Departing Employees and Corporate Raiding By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC How to Protect Your Business when a Key Employee Terminates & How to Minimize Risk when Hiring Your Competitor’s Key Employees HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS WHEN A KEY EMPLOYEE LEAVES...
Card Check & the Employee Free Choice Act
Card Check & the Employee Free Choice Act By Randall P. Sutton SAALFELD GRIGGS PC SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO LABOR LAW MAY MAKE YOUR COMPANY A UNION TARGET It’s your business, and you understand better than anyone how to make it successful. Most employers prefer to manage...