In addition to House Bill 2950 signed on June 13, 2013, Governor Kitzhaber signed Oregon House Bill 2683, which allows Oregon employers to pay...
Legal Update: Oregon's Direct Deposit Law
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Governor Signs House Bill 2950 – OFLA Bereavement Leave Law
On June 13, 2013, the Governor signed House Bill 2950, which requires OFLA-covered employers of 25 or more employees in the state of Oregon to...
HR Spring Cleaning | Top 10 Employee Benefit Plan Actions
With Summer quickly approaching, now is a great time to prepare for the upcoming employee benefit changes. An article from Barran Liebman outlines...
Veterans Day Off – New Oregon Law Effective Immediately
As reported by Barran Liebman, a new law signed by Governor Kitzhaber requires that Oregon employers must provide employees who are veterans with...
Increase in I-9 Audits | Avoid Violation Fees
In recent years, the number of I-9 audits has increased drastically. In 2004, an insignificant three audits were reported, compared to an...
Portland City Council votes in favor of Mandatory Sick Leave
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Mayor Charlie Hales and the remaining members of the Portland City Council voted in favor of mandatory sick leave....
USCIS Releases New Form I-9
Announcement from USCIS on March 8, 2013: "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility...
Tax Withholding Guidance for 2013
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) provided this update on January 8, 2013: The IRS released the updated income tax withholding tables...
Federal Agencies Roll Out Health Care Reform Guidance
In an eAlert by Iris Tilly of Barran Liebman, she notes that the Obama Administration provided additional insight related to health care reform days...
Are You Required to Provide Health Insurance?
A recent survey conducted by eHealthInsurance found that many small business owners do not fully understand what the Patient Protection and...
FLSA, Bad Weather, and Your Policies
It's quite the understatement to say that businesses on the Eastern Seaboard are dealing with a lot right now, but it's true nonetheless. The...
Legal Update: Discrimination and Religious Attire
In a recent electronic alert from Barran Liebman, Laura Salerno Owens writes that employers in the state of California must be aware of a couple new...
Wages Subject to Social Security Tax to Increase in 2013
On October 18, 2012, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) provided the following update on the wage limits subject to the FICA tax: "...some...
Legal Update: Prescription Drugs and Discrimination
In a recent electronic alert from Barran Liebman, Iris K. Tilley writes that employers must be cautious when working with employees with an admitted...
Washington State: Gay Rights Law is Not Retroactive
A legal update by Kirk Rafdal, staff writer for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), expands on a ruling by the Washington Supreme...