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The Department of Labor (the "DOL") has proposed a $35,308 minimum salary for white-collar exemptions after a 2016 proposed hike in the minimum salary failed. In 2016, the DOL had proposed increasing the minimum salary for the administrative, execut...

A little over a year ago, we told you about the decision by the Washington Court of Appeals in Floeting v. Group Health, holding that a place of public accommodation can be held liable for its employee’s sexual harassment of a patient under the Washi...

Education attorneys Jollee Patterson, Michael Porter, Graham M. Hicks, and Elaine Eberharter-Maki present the third edition of The Educator's Guide©, an essential tool for all Oregon educators. A practical legal guide for school personnel who discip...

This article was published in the Winter 2019 edition of the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Journal. The comparison of the general rules for conducting direct examinations and cross examinations exposes a common theme. Whatever the rule that a...

As the Times Square ball drops to welcome in each year, countless human resources professionals reflect on their successes and challenges over the past year while looking forward to opportunities to reduce employment risk in the coming one. To assist...

On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court determined that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) applies to small subdivisions of the state that employ fewer than 20 employees. The case is Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Gui...