Archive for November 2015
REMINDER TO ALL OREGON EMPLOYERS: Oregon Sick Leave Statute Compliance
REMINDER: Time is running out for Oregon employers to adopt or revise their sick leave policies. The new law, which becomes effective on January 1, 2016, requires Oregon employers with even a single employee to provide sick leave benefits. Employers with 10 or more employees (or six or more employees for employers within the Portland…
Read MorePRH again Listed on U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firm List for 2016
We are pleased to announce that PRH has once again been listed on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms in Oregon First-Tier Rankings in Labor and Employment Law. Click here to see the 2016 “Best Law Firms” rankings in their entirety.
Read MoreReminder to all Oregon Employers: Revise Your Employment Applications
Oregon’s “Ban the Box” statute becomes effective January 1, 2016. Under this statute, Oregon employers are prohibited from requiring applicants to disclose criminal convictions on employment applications. Disclosure of criminal convictions is also prohibited before an initial interview or in the event no interview is conducted, before conditional job offers are communicated. “Ban the Box” prohibitions do…
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