In their most recent session, the Oregon Legislature passed, and Gov. Kate Brown signed into law, Senate Bill 169 (SB 169) – a bill which continues to erode the protections of noncompetition agreements for employers...more
Five significant employment-related bills have been signed into law so far this legislative session. Some of these bills were a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the bills will have a substantial impact on how...more
For this second installment in our legislative update series we have a status report on the employment-related bills discussed in our previous alert, as well as a survey of the bills that have since been introduced related to...more
4/13/2021
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Burden of Proof ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Tax Credits ,
Vaccinations
The Oregon Legislature has now begun to meet for the 2021 Regular Session. We want to make you aware of a number of interesting bills which could impact the employment arena. It is too early to know which of these, if any,...more
Nationwide there has been continued hostility toward noncompetition agreements for employees. A noncompetition agreement is an agreement entered into by an employee by which the employee (during employment and after) agrees...more