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Deadline Looms for Mandatory OregonSaves Retirement Program
This article was originally published as one of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s Employee Benefits Update, our occasional e-mail newsletter focusing on the latest developments in employee benefits. From The Ground Up editor George Kaai felt that this info...
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Court of Appeals Holds That “Call Before You Dig” Creates Strict Liability
As we’ve reported before, Washington strengthened its “Call Before You Dig” laws about five years ago to create a much stricter regime, with significant penalties for property owners, utility providers, and contractors that fail to comply with i...
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Insurance Coverage Can Help Businesses Impacted by Wildfires or Hurricanes
Sep 08, 2017
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Many Northwest businesses are being impacted by the wildfires close to home, and also by the hurricanes that have or will hit Texas, Florida and other Gulf states. Can commercial insurance help to mitigate losses from these natural disasters? In many...
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Guest Feature: Portland Seeks Public Comment on Affordable Housing Bond Framework
Thanks to our friends at HFO Investment Real Estate for this important notice regarding new developments from the Portland Housing Bureau regarding the Affordable Housing Bond.
The Portland Housing Bureau released a report written by the A...
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Panel Discussion: The Opioid Epidemic & The Building Industry
We would like to inform those of you in the Oregon/SWWA building industry about a special panel discussion being hosted by the Daily Journal of Commerce on Thursday, August 24, 2017. The presentation is titled "The Opioid Epidem...
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Washington Employees Can Waive Their Meal Breaks
This article was originally published as one of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn's News You Can Use e-flashes, our occasional e-mail newsletter focusing on the latest developments in employment law and labor relations. From The Ground Up editor Ge...
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