On June 24, 2025, the Oregon Supreme Court held in Crosbie v. Asante that a trial court order of the scope of issues to be retried after reversal and remand cannot be immediately appealed....more
6/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Judicial Authority ,
Jury Trial ,
Oregon ,
Remand ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Statutory Interpretation
INTRODUCTION -
This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2024 (hereafter “Report”), our fourteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
4/28/2025
/ Age Discrimination ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Since October 1, 2020, Oregon employers have operated under the Workplace Fairness Act (“OWFA”), which restricts employers from including confidentiality, non-disparagement, and no-rehire provisions in settlement agreements...more
12/20/2022
/ Amended Regulation ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
No-Rehire Provisions ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Oregon ,
Separation Agreement ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
To be exempt from collecting and remitting contribution payments beginning on January 1, 2023 to Paid Leave Oregon, Oregon’s new paid family medical leave program, employers must submit by November 30, 2022 either an...more
On July 22, 2022 and August 22, 2022, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) published its latest rules governing Oregon’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI) program. The PFMLI program will be funded by...more
On July 8, 2022, in Gist v. ZoAn Management, Inc., the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the trial court and court of appeals granting the defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. The court concluded that...more
7/15/2022
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Contract Terms ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Motion to Compel ,
OR Supreme Court ,
Savings Clause ,
Wage and Hour
On October 18, 2021, in a 55-page opinion, an Oregon federal district court denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) recent orders requiring that educational and...more
10/22/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Teachers ,
TRO ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On March 3, 2021, in Rohrer v. Oswego Cove, LLC, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s common-law wrongful discharge claim for seeking legal advice about her employment....more
4/1/2021
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Common Law Claims ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legal Advice ,
Protected Activity ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Whistleblowers ,
Wrongful Termination
On December 31, 2020, the Oregon Supreme Court reversed the Oregon Court of Appeals’ decision in Mathis v. St. Helens Auto Center, Inc. and concluded that the “reasonable” attorney fee award permitted under ORS 652.200 cannot...more
Oregon’s active 2019 legislative session has prompted the need for several policy and handbook updates for employers doing business in Oregon. This Insight provides an overview of the most notable recent employment law...more
2/14/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Golden Parachutes ,
Good Faith ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Investigations ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wages