Employment Law
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Oregon Ballot Measure 119 Would Give Unions Significant Leverage Over Cannabis Licensees
If passed on November 5, Measure 119 would require certain Oregon cannabis licensees to secure a Labor Peace Agreement (LPA)…
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Employers, Pay Attention to These Changes in the Law!
With the Oregon Legislature wrapping up the 2019 session, it’s a good time to look at some of the upcoming…
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Oregon’s Minimum Wage Changes on July 1, 2017
Effective July 1, 2017, Oregon’s minimum wage increases across the State. As you may recall, in 2016, Oregon adopted a…
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Update Alert: Judge Blocks Minimum Salary Changes for Exempt Employees
Major changes to the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees originally scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016, are…
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Reminder: Big Changes to Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees Coming December 1
On December 1, 2016, big changes are coming to the minimum salary requirements for exempt employees. The U.S. Department of…
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Emerge Law Group Announces Employment Law Class for Cannabis Employers
Emerge Law Group is excited to offer the free Employment Law Compliance for Cannabis Employers class on September 28, 2016…
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Independent Contractor or Employee: Why you need to get it right! (Part 2)
Part 2: The High VERY HIGH Cost of Misclassifying an Employee as an Independent Contractor. Misclassifying an employee as an…
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Independent Contractor or Employee: Why you need to get it right! (Part 1)
Part 1: Independent Contractor or Employee? You might think determining whether a worker should be treated as an independent contractor…