Will Oregon's Manufacturing Employers Be Prohibited From Demanding Social...
Senate Bill 499, introduced by three Oregon Senators on February 7, 2013, would prohibit employers and universities, both public and private, from requiring applicants to turn over passwords to their...
View ArticleAdvanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Available
The Department of Energy and Department of Treasury announced on February 7, 2013, that they have $150 million in leftover/returned tax credits available for Clean Energy Manufacturers under the...
View ArticleReshoring Manufacturing: A major trend?
Reshoring – the return of production to the United States that had been outsourced to lower-wage rate locations overseas – has caught the manufacturing industry's and policymakers' attention....By:...
View ArticleUnder FLSA Section 203(o) Does the Term "Changing Clothes" Include the Time a...
For minimum wage and over-time purposes, Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that "hours worked" does not include time spent "changing clothes" if that time is excluded from...
View ArticlePortland Revises Fair Wage Policies: $15 Minimum Wage for Certain Workers -...
The Portland City Council voted unanimously to update the city’s Fair Wage Policies (chapter 3.99) to establish a minimum wage of $15 per hour for certain contract workers and specific positions held...
View ArticleNew 2015 Laws Update Data Breach and Identity Theft in Washington and Oregon...
Washington and Oregon both recently updated laws that define data security and incident response requirements for breaches of consumers’ personal information. Details of these new requirements for each...
View ArticleNew Oregon Law Mandates Sick Leave Policy for Most Employers - Oregon Enacts...
On June 23, 2015, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 454, which mandates statewide mandatory paid or unpaid sick leave for virtually all Oregon workers. Oregon joins California,...
View ArticleNew Oregon Laws: Criminal Background Checks and State Retirement Savings Plan...
Two new Oregon laws establish policies regarding employer criminal background checks and questions for applicants and a state-run retirement savings plan. In part, Enrolled House Bill 3025 (HB 3025)...
View ArticleWill Oregon's Manufacturing Employers Be Prohibited From Demanding Social...
Senate Bill 499, introduced by three Oregon Senators on February 7, 2013, would prohibit employers and universities, both public and private, from requiring applicants to turn over passwords to their...
View ArticleAdvanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Available
The Department of Energy and Department of Treasury announced on February 7, 2013, that they have $150 million in leftover/returned tax credits available for Clean Energy Manufacturers under the...
View ArticleReshoring Manufacturing: A major trend?
Reshoring – the return of production to the United States that had been outsourced to lower-wage rate locations overseas – has caught the manufacturing industry's and policymakers' attention....By:...
View ArticleUnder FLSA Section 203(o) Does the Term "Changing Clothes" Include the Time a...
For minimum wage and over-time purposes, Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that "hours worked" does not include time spent "changing clothes" if that time is excluded from...
View ArticlePortland Revises Fair Wage Policies: $15 Minimum Wage for Certain Workers -...
The Portland City Council voted unanimously to update the city’s Fair Wage Policies (chapter 3.99) to establish a minimum wage of $15 per hour for certain contract workers and specific positions held...
View ArticleNew 2015 Laws Update Data Breach and Identity Theft in Washington and Oregon...
Washington and Oregon both recently updated laws that define data security and incident response requirements for breaches of consumers’ personal information. Details of these new requirements for each...
View ArticleNew Oregon Law Mandates Sick Leave Policy for Most Employers - Oregon Enacts...
On June 23, 2015, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 454, which mandates statewide mandatory paid or unpaid sick leave for virtually all Oregon workers. Oregon joins California,...
View ArticleNew Oregon Laws: Criminal Background Checks and State Retirement Savings Plan...
Two new Oregon laws establish policies regarding employer criminal background checks and questions for applicants and a state-run retirement savings plan. In part, Enrolled House Bill 3025 (HB 3025)...
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