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In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and persistent staffing challenges, both Oregon and Washington have enacted legislation to reshape how healthcare institutions plan for and staff their facilities.
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Minnesota Will Become the Fourth State to Ban All Noncompete Agreements
Minnesota’s new law will take effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting all noncompete agreements, except…
Continue Reading Minnesota Will Become the Fourth State to Ban All Noncompete AgreementsNLRB Returns to Longstanding Position Limiting Use of Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Employee Severance Agreements
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued guidance…
Continue Reading NLRB Returns to Longstanding Position Limiting Use of Confidentiality, Non-Disclosure, and Non-Disparagement Clauses in Employee Severance AgreementsOregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
On May 10, 2023, the Oregon Health Authority (“OHA”) announced that, effective May 11, it…
Continue Reading Oregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care WorkersOregon Supreme Court Rules That Oregon Law Follows Federal Definition of “Work Time.”
In a recent decision titled Buero v. Amazon.com Services, Inc., 370 Or. 502 (2022)…
Continue Reading Oregon Supreme Court Rules That Oregon Law Follows Federal Definition of “Work Time.”Oregon’s paid leave program (providing up to 12+ weeks of paid family, medical, and safe…
Continue Reading Oregon Paid Leave—Upcoming DeadlinesAB 2188 Leaves California Employers’ Policies on Marijuana Use up in Smoke
On September 18, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2188 into law, which prohibits employers…
Continue Reading AB 2188 Leaves California Employers’ Policies on Marijuana Use up in SmokeOregon Paid Leave—Now Is the Time to Think About Equivalent Plans
Oregon’s much anticipated Paid Leave program (formally called Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance)…
Continue Reading Oregon Paid Leave—Now Is the Time to Think About Equivalent PlansDeadline for California Employers to Comply with the California Privacy Rights Act
On June 28, 2018, then California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer…
Continue Reading Deadline for California Employers to Comply with the California Privacy Rights ActIn the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature amended the definition of “compensation”…
Continue Reading Oregon Pay Equity Update: The Status of Hiring BonusesOregon employers that require arbitration for employment-related disputes recently received some good news from the…
Continue Reading Oregon Supreme Court Enforces Employment Arbitration AgreementSummer in Oregon has officially arrived and, at least in the Portland Metro area, it…
Continue Reading Heat and Smoke: New Rules for Oregon EmployersCalifornia Supreme Court Extends Employees’ Rights to Waiting-Time Penalties and Other Damages
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling in Naranjo…
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