April and early May have been busy times for employment practitioners. From noncompete bans to agencies issuing new gender discrimination guidance, the spring “showers” of laws and regulations and court decisions discussed...more
5/31/2024
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Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition ,
Wage and Hour
Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) continues to shape the landscape of Oregon employment benefits since going into effect on September 3, 2023, and employers have faced ongoing challenges in navigating its complexities. In addition, the...more
5/3/2024
/ Employee Benefits ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Intermittent Leave ,
Notice Requirements ,
Oregon ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride You may recall our alert just this January regarding a change to the sick leave rules that was uniquely...more
As of January 1, 2024, Washington employers with commercial construction workers will need to be prepared to comply with new rules regarding paid sick leave. There are also new provisions applying to all employers....more
As of today, there has been no announcement of any delay in rolling out Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) so it is currently anticipated that paid leave benefits will begin September 3, 2023, as originally planned. See our prior alert:...more
Governor Kotek signed Oregon Senate Bill 999 into law on June 7, 2023, which amends the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Leave Oregon (ORS Chapter 657B) and incorporates changes intended to better align the laws in...more
As most Oregon employers are well aware by now, Oregon’s paid family and medical leave program, known as Paid Leave Oregon, is now underway—at least in part. Paid Leave Oregon is a mandatory statewide insurance program that...more
Across the country, pay transparency is an escalating priority for today’s workforce and lawmakers. In both Washington and Oregon—where we have laws targeting equal pay—new compliance requirements and strategies are driving...more
3/9/2023
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Oregon ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Recruitment Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Washington ,
Webinars
As most Oregon employers are aware by now, Oregon’s Paid Family Leave program is set to go into effect next year. While the start date for leave benefits to begin was pushed back to September 1, 2023, employers still need to...more
Join the Miller Nash employment and labor attorneys for an interactive webinar designed to help employers understand the latest developments and tools for managing a workplace during the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll...more
1/13/2022
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty to Bargain ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New Guidance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Risk Management ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety