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  • 2024
    • August
      • How to avoid disparate impact when downsizing
      • Protecting Your Business From Discrimination Claims
    • July
      • 3 Reasons People Don't Write a Will
      • A medical power of attorney or a living will
    • June
      • Valuable Tools in Estate Planning
      • How to handle a hostile termination
      • Tips to avoid issues when terminating an employee
    • May
      • 3 Common Types of Employee Grievances
    • April
      • How to handle the end of noncompete agreements
      • What if a Will Isn't Enough?
      • What should you include in your employee handbook?
    • March
      • What does the executor of an estate do?
      • Procedures for avoiding wrongful termination claims
    • February
      • Strategies to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
      • Can workplace discrimination lead to wrongful termination?
      • Types of discrimination federally prohibited in employment
    • January
      • What you should know about morals clauses
  • 2023
    • December
      • What employees should know about the severance agreement
      • 4 Red Flags That Your Employer is Trying to "Quiet Fire" You
      • Do you actually have to give notice before quitting?
    • November
      • Employees have the right to speak up about business wrongdoing
      • Do salaried and unsalaried workers get mandatory breaks?
    • October
      • Are You Entitled to Paid Leaves Under "Paid Leave Oregon?"
      • How can I prove verbal sexual harassment in the workplace?
      • Is Waiting Time Part of an Employee's Hours Worked?
    • September
      • Reasonable hiring accommodations for applicants with disabilities
      • Is pursuing a wrongful termination lawsuit worth it?
    • August
      • Three ways discrimination occurs in the hiring process
      • Be aware of discrimination in performance evaluations
    • July
      • Highest court decision enhances employee religious accommodations
      • Labor Department recovers more than $167,000 in unpaid overtime
    • June
      • An employee handbook is the compass that guides employers towards clear communication, compliance, and consistency in managing t
      • Can first responders be whistleblowers too?
      • Unemployment benefits and the appeals process
    • May
      • Minimum wage workers owed 70-cent hourly raise as of April 14
      • Understanding Oregon's Overtime Laws
    • April
      • Administrative exemptions to overtime pay
      • How can sexual harassment occur in the workplace?
    • March
      • Asking about a job applicant’s criminal history
      • Businesses may need to update their severance agreements
    • February
      • What can I do if I was wrongfully terminated?
      • Aviso de reclamo por agravio: Los empleados estatales de Oregón deben actuar rápidamente para demandar al Estado de Oregón por p
      • Tort Claim Notice: Oregon State Employees Must Act Quickly to Sue the State of Oregon for Illegal Employment Practices
      • Your rights as an employee in Oregon
      • Employer Non-Compete Agreements
      • Acuerdos de no competencia de empleadores
      • Oregonians Should Have a Will
      • Why a Health Care Directive in Oregon is Essential
      • Do I have to File Probate?
    • January
      • Can I fight discipline if accused of violating a work rule?
      • Unsealed records document sex discrimination at Nike
      • Deadlines for the payment of wages in Oregon
  • 2022
    • December
      • Do employees receive overtime in Oregon if they work holidays?
      • What is Oregon’s minimum wage?
    • November
      • Understanding an Oregon non-compete agreement
    • October
      • U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on FLSA overtime case
      • Why sexual harassment is a form of discrimination
      • Oregon employees will get paid family leave starting in 2023
    • September
      • Understanding an employee’s right to mandatory overtime
    • August
      • Religious organizations may uphold their principles
      • What is a wrongful termination and what recourses are available?
    • July
      • Higher wages in Oregon don’t always mean increases for workers
      • Employer FMLA violations occur in workplace
      • More information on pregnancy discrimination
    • June
      • What rights do you have if you lose your job?
      • Five ways to start building your employment law claim
    • May
      • Understanding employer liability for sexual harassment in Oregon
      • The importance of having a policy against sexual harassment
    • April
      • Pregnant people and new parents have employment protections
      • The EEOC mediation process
    • March
      • Oregon farmworkers will soon be eligible for overtime pay
      • Work breaks: What are your rights as an employee?
      • City tries to limit meals for the homeless
    • February
      • What is considered sexual harassment?
      • What are wage and hour protections in Oregon?
    • January
      • Qui tam lawsuits and employer retaliation
      • Protections against pregnancy discrimination
  • 2021
    • December
      • Understanding Oregon employment law for people with disabilities
      • Understanding wrongful termination and protections against it
    • November
      • What is constructive discharge in Oregon?
      • Why sexual harassment is so prevalent in the restaurant industry
    • October
      • Lawsuits allege racial discrimination at state agency
      • History of victim blaming is sex-based harassment
    • September
      • Is disparate impact discrimination affecting your workplace?
      • I work for a small business: Must it comply with ERISA?
      • Filing for unemployment benefits
    • August
      • Is workplace sexual harassment still an issue?
      • The different options for dealing with sexual harassment
      • Federal wage and hour enforcement
    • July
      • Discrimination can lead to wrongful termination
      • The Brady Bunch: What To Do If You’re A Police Officer Under Investigation
      • When Customers or Vendors Sexually Harass
      • Fast food workers are often victims of sexual harassment
    • June
      • Violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act
      • Employees have rights too, and we can help
      • Can Employer’s Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Employees?
      • What is a reasonable accommodation in the workplace?
    • May
      • Retaliation can result in wrongful termination
      • OHSU to review employment practices in the wake of lawsuits
    • April
      • What activities must employers pay workers for?
      • Changes to federal tipping laws as of March 1, 2021
    • March
      • An in-depth look at quid pro quo harassment in the workplace
      • Exceptions to at-will firings in Oregon
    • February
      • Recognizing sexual harassment in the workplace
      • When job termination is unlawful
      • Sexual harassment while working remotely
    • January
      • What are unpaid wages and why do they matter?
      • Protections for pregnant workers in Oregon
  • 2020
    • December
      • Negotiating a better severance agreement
      • Protecting basic employee rights in Oregon
    • November
      • UPS changes hair restrictions
      • When Command Does Not Have Your Back?
      • Basics of minimum wage and overtime laws in Oregon
    • October
      • Oregon has new workplace protections
      • Important Sexual Harassment Protections for Victims
    • September
      • Important protections for workers from workplace retaliation
      • What is a wrongful termination?
    • August
      • Why should employers have a clear grievance procedure?
    • June
      • Can job descriptions protect against disability disputes?
    • April
      • Understanding your employees’ rights to medical leave
      • Detailed ADA job descriptions protect employers
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