by Allison Julander | Mar 2, 2015 | Employment Law
On Wednesday, February 18, the Portland City Council voted unanimously (5-0) to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 for 173 contractors and full-time workers of the City of Portland. The current state minimum wage is $9.25 an hour, and the federal minimum wage is...
by Allison Julander | Feb 4, 2015 | Inside Xenium
Xenium HR and Express employees with our BBBS contact (far right) at The BIG Event last Friday! For the past year and a half, Xenium and our sister company, Express, have participated in a program through Big Brothers Big Sisters called “Beyond School Walls.” This...
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by Allison Julander | Jan 20, 2015 | Human Resources
Once a year, the IRS and the states come out with new tax rates, wage base limits and retirement contributions. We have compiled a 2015 reference sheet specific for Oregon and SW Washington employers that is now available for download. The 2015 Rates, Limits and...
by Brandon Laws | May 5, 2014 | Hiring Practices
The following case study is about the success long time Xenium Client, Poly-Cast, had with a summer intern from the Digital Design and Manufacturing Program at Sherwood High School. Recruitment Challenge In the summer of 2013, Poly-cast recognized the need to...
by Brandon Laws | Dec 18, 2013 | Employment Law
As 2014 quickly approaches, we have compiled a list of the recent federal, state and local tax rates (state & local are specific to Oregon & Washington only), along with wage base limits associated with taxes and retirement contributions. Also included in the...
