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State Employment Law Articles
Article Index » oregon: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link New Driver's License Law Will Impact Oregon Employers.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - February 21, 2008 Over the weekend, the state finalized a new law that may end up having a dramatic impact on several important industries. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into effect a much stricter driver’s license requirement that forces applicants to prove American citizenship or legal immigrant status before getting a new or renewed driver’s license. It goes into effect on July 1, 2008, and could have far-reaching consequences in the agriculture, construction and hospitality industries, among others. Report Link Oregon Court Holds Denial of Rest Periods Creates Private Cause of Action.Jackson Lewis LLP - June 26, 2007 Oregon employers who fail to provide employees with rest breaks required under Oregon state law may be liable to employees for unpaid wages and penalties following a June 13, 2007, ruling of the Oregon Court of Appeals. The court in Gafur v. Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital held that rules promulgated by Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), which guarantee employees a paid ten-minute rest break for every four hours of work, may be enforced by employees through Oregon's wage payment statute, ORS 653.055.
Report Link New And Pending Legislation Impacts Oregon and Washington Employers (pdf).Fisher & Phillips, LLP - May 25, 2007 Recent legislation in Oregon and Washington will have a major
impact on all Northwest employers, and there are likely more
changes on the immediate horizon. This Legal Alert will point
out the most significant changes to the law in both states. Report Link Oregon Supreme Court Rules "Medical Marijuana" User Not Entitled to Reasonable Accommodation.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 19, 2006 The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court decision that had expanded the definition of "disability" to require employers to reasonably accommodate medical marijuana-using employees. Report Link Medical Marijuana User May Proceed with Claim Employer Failed to Allow Request for Different Test.Jackson Lewis LLP - March 14, 2005 An Oregon state court has permitted an employee who used medical marijuana and was fired for testing positive on a workplace drug test to proceed with his claim that his employer failed to accommodate his request for a different type of drug test. Report Link Oregon Court Of Appeals Further Clarifies Wrongful Discharge Tort.Barran Liebman - January 01, 2003 The Oregon Court of Appeals has re-emphasized the broad reach of the wrongful discharge tort in Oregon. Dunwoody v. Handskill Corp., 2003 WL 57910 (Jan. 8, 2003). Report Link Oregon Court Applies Strict Limits to Claims of Retaliation. Jackson Lewis LLP - March 01, 2000 Discusses Shuler v. Distribution Trucking Co., 164 Or.App 615, 994 P.2d 167 (1999), 15 I.E.R. Cases (BNA) 1811, in which the Oregon appeals court affirmed dismissal of plaintiff's claim that defendants wrongfully discharged him in retaliation for "exercising his lawful rights to appear andtestify at the unemployment compensation hearing" of a former coworker.
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2008-5-13 Jackson Lewis LLPConducting Effective Investigations of Employment Claims: Essential Skills for Internal InvestigatorsHouston
May 13, 2008 Littler2008 Public Sexual Harassment Training for supervisors and managers.Universal City
May 13, 2008 Ballard RosenbergSHRM Morris County Monthly Legal UpdateFlorham Park
2008-5-14 SHRM Morris County ChapterThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
2008-5-14 Jackson Lewis LLPDigital Dangers: Recent E-Discovery Developments and TrendsLas Vegas
May 14, 2008 LittlerHealth Care's New Labor and Privacy Law Frontiers: Defusing Tomorrow's Problems TodayDenver
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