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Oregon Issues Temporary Rule Expanding the Scope of its Paid Sick Leave Law During a Public Health Emergency

USA - July 29 2021 On July 22, 2021, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued a temporary rule that expands the reasons employees can use leave under…

Christine E. Sargent

Employment Highlights from Oregon’s Active 2021 Legislative Session

USA - July 12 2021 June 2021 culminated in the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon and significant changes to the State’s employment laws during the 2021…

Christine E. Sargent

Hold the Phone: Employees Can Bring Common-Law Wrongful Discharge Claims in Oregon for Seeking Legal Advice about Their Employment

USA - March 31 2021 On March 3, 2021, in Rohrer v. Oswego Cove, LLC, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s common-law…

Christine E. Sargent

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Issues Temporary Rules under the Oregon Family Leave Act for School or Child Care Provider Closures

USA - October 9 2020 In September 2020, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) made permanent a previously-issued temporary rule expanding the Oregon Family…

Heather St. Clair

Don’t Get Caught by Surprise - Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act Provisions Take Effect October 1, 2020

USA - September 11 2020 The final provisions of Oregon’s Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA) go into effect on October 1, 2020—less than a month away. All employers doing business…

Bradley J. Krupicka