by Allison Julander | Jun 7, 2017 | Employment Law
Last year, Senate Bill 1532 was signed into law, beginning a process that will progressively increase Oregon’s minimum wage over the next 5 years. Effective July 1, 2017, Oregon’s minimum wage will change to the following rates dependent on location:...
by Allison Julander | May 11, 2017 | Employment Law
There’s been a lot of buzz in the past month regarding equal pay and how an individual’s former wages should or should not inform their future wages. Here’s what’s been happening: Progress for equal pay On April 5th, rather appropriately the day after Equal Pay Day,...
by Allison Julander | May 10, 2017 | Employment Law
In a recent blog on current legal requirements related to marijuana and the workplace, we referenced a recent bill that was introduced in Oregon. That bill was recently halted in the Senate due to lack of support, and a vote will not be scheduled. The proposed bill...
by Allison Julander | Apr 25, 2017 | Announcements
Event Caring Confrontations in the Workplace May 16 | Sasha Davies, PUGS Course hosted at Xenium HR In this workshop we will explore what it might be like if we were our whole selves rather than our “work selves” in the workplace. *10 discounted seats are...
by Suzi Wear | Apr 20, 2017 | Employment Law
Current Legality Status As of the publish date of this blog post, recreational marijuana use has been legalized in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Washington D.C., Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts. Medical marijuana has been legalized in many...
