by Brandon Laws | Jul 28, 2021 | Employment Law
The Oregon Legislature recently wrapped up its 2021 session. In addition to the updates, we shared in previous posts, the following is an overview of some other employment-related bills that were passed during this session. HB 3398 – Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave...
by Brandon Laws | Jul 27, 2021 | Podcast
What’s it like to lead a business into the post-pandemic future? Find out how Anne Donovan, President of Xenium HR, is approaching the next steps for the organization. In this, our 300th episode, Host Brandon Laws gets the candid truth about the challenges that Anne...
by Tyler Meuwissen | Jul 22, 2021 | Compensation
At many organizations, newly hired employees are getting paid much more than their long-tenured counterparts for the same or similar job. It stems from what many are calling the “war for talent.” Companies are fighting for qualified candidates, and in their bids to...
by Brandon Laws | Jul 21, 2021 | Podcast
EPISODE SUMMARY Businesses today are entering into yet another unknown — the post-pandemic world of work. Meanwhile, exhausted by back-to-back Zoom meetings, employees are looking for purpose and meaning. To avoid the Great Resignation, the staggering attrition rate...
by Brandon Laws | Jul 16, 2021 | Employment Law
Oregon’s Governor signed Senate Bill 483 into law on June 15, 2021 amending the state’s Safe Employment Act to increase protection for workplace safety complaints. The Act creates a “rebuttable presumption of retaliation” if an employer takes an adverse action (e.g.,...
