Oregon Amends Sick Leave Law to Provide More Clarity for Employers

On January 1, 2016 all Oregon employers with 10 or more employees (6 or more employees if an employer is located in a city with a population exceeding 500,000 – which is Portland) must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.  Employers with less than 10 employees (less than 6 for […]

Summary of Oregon’s Paid Sick Leave Law, effective January 1, 2016

If you employ one employee in the State of Oregon you must now provide sick leave to your employees.  There are a few limited exceptions such as federal employees; work-study students; railroad workers; people employed by a parent, spouse or child; and most union-represented construction workers employed through a hiring hall. Employer size and location matter: Statewide, […]

Summary of Oregon Employment Laws Effective January 1, 2016

As a mid-year reminder,  tapping the link below will provide you with a summary of the Oregon employment laws that are now in effect as of January 1, 2016.  A review of Oregon laws effective after January 1 can be found in separate posts. If you have any questions or comments regarding the information in this summary […]

Educate your employees on sexual and other forms of workplace harassment and discrimination

Make “zero-tolerance for harassment and discrimination” a business priority. Your written policy should be clear, fair, enforced, and distributed to all employees.  Train your employees how to follow it and report incidents, and your supervisors on how to respond to reported incidents and enforce it. Having sound policies and procedures in place for employees to […]

Required Workplace Forms Updated for 2011

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Required Postings

FORM I-9   NOTE 1:  Be sure you are using the correct form.    There have been multiple revisions. Rev. 08/07/09 is the most recent revision, and has an expiration date 8/31/12. Rev. 02/02/09 is also an acceptable version.   The revision date can be found on the lower right hand corner of the form. The expiration date is […]