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- Oregon recently joined several other states in ensuring unemployment insurance for workers participating in strikes.
- Guaranteed unemployment insurance for striking employees is a significant change, as...more
7/7/2025
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Relations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Oregon ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Strike ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) on October 13, 2022, that proposes guidance on determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair...more
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a temporary rule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that went into effect on November 16, 2020, although many of the rule’s requirements have a later...more
11/18/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Oregon ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government
The major elements of Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA) come into effect on October 1, 2020. Employers should review their workplace discrimination and harassment policies, employment agreements, and settlement...more
9/29/2020
/ BOLI ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Harassment ,
Marital Status ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State and Local Government