COVID-19 HR Update – DOL releases Families First Coronavirus Response Act poster & FAQs

Here is a quick update on the FFCRA and includes a workplace poster, and the posting requirements and obligations for employers. As more information comes available on the new legislation working its way through Congress I will pass it along. DOL releases Families First Coronavirus Response Act poster & FAQs The U.S. Department of Labor […]

HR Essentials for Small Business Owners – Part I

Congratulations! Your business is growing, and you have hired employees to help you make it all work. But the world of work has become a very different place, and finding a balance between maximizing employee value while minimizing your compliance risks can be daunting. In just a couple of hours you will learn HR essentials […]

Oregon’s New Statewide Transit Tax Starts July 1, 2018 and All Employers Must Withhold

On July 1, 2018, employers must start withholding the tax (one-tenth of 1 percent or .001) from:​ Wages of Oregon residents (regardless of where the work is performed). Wages of nonresidents who perform services in Oregon. The 2017 Oregon Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2017, which included the new statewide transit tax. The statewide transit […]

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Has Released New 2018 Oregon Composite Posters

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has just released their 2018 Oregon Workplace Composite Posters.  The posters provide an alternative to printing and posting multiple posters or purchasing a 3rd party composite poster for much more than BOLI charges to comply with the workplace posting requirement. Oregon’s new equal pay law goes into […]

Oregon’s Minimum Wage Increases July 1, 2018. Download the new poster here

The third of seven pre-defined Oregon minimum wage increases will take effect on July 1, 2018.  Enacted by the 2016 Oregon Legislature, Senate Bill 1532 established a series of annual minimum wage rate increases beginning July 1, 2016 through July 1, 2022.  Beginning July 1, 2023, any increases to the minimum wage rate will be indexed to inflation based on the Consumer Price […]