Christine E. Sargent
Littler Mendelson PC
Articles
New Year, New Workplace Fairness Act Requirements for Oregon Employers
USA - December 20 2022 Since October 1, 2020, Oregon employers have operated under the Workplace Fairness Act (“OWFA”), which restricts employers from including…
November 30 Deadline: Equivalent Plan Applications for Oregon’s Paid Family Medical Leave Program Are Due
USA - November 7 2022 To be exempt from collecting and remitting contribution payments beginning on January 1, 2023 to Paid Leave Oregon, Oregon’s new paid family medical…
Rules Governing Oregon’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and Equivalent Plan Application Process Finalized
USA - September 14 2022 On July 22, 2022 and August 22, 2022, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) published its latest rules governing Oregon’s new Paid Family and…
Savings Clause Results in Oregon Supreme Court Affirming Enforceability of Arbitration Provision
USA - July 15 2022 On July 8, 2022, in Gist v. ZoAn Management, Inc., the Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the decisions of the trial court and court of appeals granting…
Oregon Federal Court Joins Other Jurisdictions in Denying Challenge to Government-Issued Vaccine Mandate
USA - October 21 2021 On October 18, 2021, in a 55-page opinion, an Oregon federal district court denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the…
