On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect. Under Oregon state law, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) calculates an annual increase to the minimum wage...more
In January, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced a new minimum salary threshold for noncompetition agreements. Effective immediately, for an Oregon noncompetition agreement to be enforceable, the total...more
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 22, 2021, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued a temporary rule that expands the reasons employees can use leave under Oregon’s paid sick and safe leave law during a public health emergency. ...more
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
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