Lawsuit highlights importance of construction safety
Personal injury lawsuits are rare – they usually become workers’ compensation cases, under the state’s exclusive remedy doctrine – but when they happen, they serve as a reminder that construction firms...
View ArticleOpen-shop contractors complain of union intimidation
Nonunion contractors say union representatives' recent behavior - such as following employees and sitting outside their homes - is invasive and intimating. Union representatives rebut the allegations...
View ArticleOP-ED: Weighing whether to fight unemployment claims
There are a lot of misconceptions regarding unemployment claims filed by ex-employees, and this month I’ll try to shed some light on them to help answer the oft-repeated question: “Should we fight an...
View ArticleOP-ED: Could that dress code be worthless?
Pop quiz: Your company has a strict dress code, and you have always consistently held your employees to it. A new employee shows up for work one day blatantly violating the policy. You can discipline...
View ArticleOP-ED: Workplace battle lines being challenged
There are probably a few things that employers can feel fairly confident about when it comes to managing the workplace. They can set working hours, hold employees to certain standards, establish pay...
View ArticleOP-ED: Tracking employees via GPS may generate TMI
There are a lot of good reasons why employers might want to track company vehicles through a GPS monitoring device – from managing logistics and efficiency, to enforcing compliance with company...
View ArticleOP-ED: Marijuana is legal in Washington; now what?
The day has finally come. As of July 8, people in Washington state can legally purchase small amounts of marijuana and smoke pot privately without fear of criminal repercussions from the state....
View ArticleOP-ED: Employee ‘isn’t disabled; he’s just a jerk’
A Hillsboro police officer who was fired for a series of interpersonal conflicts recently received some bad news from a federal appeals court. Although a jury had agreed with Matthew Weaving’s claim...
View ArticleOP-ED: When business and kickball overlap
A recent court decision awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who was injured during a company kickball game, causing employers across the country to ask many questions. Could this happen...
View ArticleOP-ED: Ease those Ebola fears, employers
The Ebola virus outbreak has captured the attention of the American public like few other stories have in recent memory. You can’t help but hear about the deadly illness and its apparent spread around...
View ArticleOP-ED: Should businesses beware of service dogs?
Businesses across the state received a wake-up call last month after a Eugene convenience store was slapped with a $60,000 penalty by the state after the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found...
View ArticleOP-ED: Union organizing now a whole lot easier
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just made union organizing that much easier for workers who want to organize their workforces, issuing both a long-awaited regulation and a controversial...
View ArticleOP-ED: Weighing whether to fight unemployment claims
There are a lot of misconceptions regarding unemployment claims filed by ex-employees, and this month I’ll try to shed some light on them to help answer the oft-repeated question: “Should we fight an...
View ArticleOP-ED: Could that dress code be worthless?
Pop quiz: Your company has a strict dress code, and you have always consistently held your employees to it. A new employee shows up for work one day blatantly violating the policy. You can discipline...
View ArticleOP-ED: Workplace battle lines being challenged
There are probably a few things that employers can feel fairly confident about when it comes to managing the workplace. They can set working hours, hold employees to certain standards, establish pay...
View ArticleOP-ED: Tracking employees via GPS may generate TMI
There are a lot of good reasons why employers might want to track company vehicles through a GPS monitoring device – from managing logistics and efficiency, to enforcing compliance with company...
View ArticleOP-ED: Marijuana is legal in Washington; now what?
The day has finally come. As of July 8, people in Washington state can legally purchase small amounts of marijuana and smoke pot privately without fear of criminal repercussions from the state....
View ArticleOP-ED: Employee ‘isn’t disabled; he’s just a jerk’
A Hillsboro police officer who was fired for a series of interpersonal conflicts recently received some bad news from a federal appeals court. Although a jury had agreed with Matthew Weaving’s claim...
View ArticleOP-ED: When business and kickball overlap
A recent court decision awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who was injured during a company kickball game, causing employers across the country to ask many questions. Could this happen...
View ArticleOP-ED: Ease those Ebola fears, employers
The Ebola virus outbreak has captured the attention of the American public like few other stories have in recent memory. You can’t help but hear about the deadly illness and its apparent spread around...
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