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By David Briggs, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group Ready or not, here it comes. Paid Leave Oregon is here. Employees are eligible to apply for benefits and can start receiving those benefits beginning on September 3, 2023. The Oregon Employment Department is estimating that 41,000 individuals will apply for benefits before …
By Randall Sutton, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group Many of us may have dated (or even married) a co-worker. Work can be a perfect matchmaker. There are lots of reasons why workplace relationships flourish. When hiring, employers look for applicants who have personalities that will fit well with the rest of …
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 and on hold based on legal challenges. That changed …
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 federal mandate, many employers nationwide are considering whether to impose a full or …
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 still a powerful tool to protect your business. The key to winning …
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 impose weekly testing. This FAQ is intended to answer the big questions and …
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 wanted you to be aware. The proposals will inevitably undergo further …
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 hear the beginning of Randy’s talk. Randall Sutton is a …
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 Assembly passed HB 2009 during its first regular session in 2021. The law temporarily halted …
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. Viewpoints on the merits of mandatory vaccination policies vary dramatically. This …