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In the waning days of the election, we were asked by employers, from an employment law perspective, what the passage of Measure 91, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Oregon, would mean for their business and their drug policies. With Tuesday night’s results, the issue hits home with a bit more impact. Many employers have adopted a zero …
NLRB Rules that Cussing Out Employer May be OK by David Briggs Have you ever had an employee just lose his cool and lay into you with a profanity-laced tirade? Many employers who have had that pleasure have fired the insubordinate employees on the spot. In one of its most recent decisions, the National Labor …
Just as the temperatures really heated up this summer, so did new developments in Employment Law. With new Supreme Court cases, executive orders, local ordinances, and agency guidance, a lot happened this summer. Here is an overview from the summer of 2014 – Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law Update Summer 2014
By Jennifer Paul Late summer means harvest time, but it also can mean unwanted visits from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”). In 2012, the DOL found several Marion County farms in violation of wage and other labor violations. Rather than simply initiating legal action against the farms for penalties and back wages, the DOL …
What’s An Employer To Do? By Jennifer Paul The close of any legislative session is a great time to dust off your employment manual and review it for legal compliance. This is particularly true following the 2013 Oregon Legislative Session. This year’s session adjourned on Monday, July 8, 2013. During the course of the session …