As Paul McCartney and Jon Lennon wrote and the Beatles sang, “The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear…” It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since I was bestowed the honor of…

Happy New Year Employers!  This new year brings a few changes to Oregon’s employment laws that affect eligibility for employee and prospective employee protections under Oregon law.  The following provides a summary of each change and a link to each…

Joining other court rulings around the country, the Federal District Court of Oregon ruled that a plaintiff failed to make a financial beneficiary claim against a hotel owner and operator under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), a federal…

Most new California statutes take effect on January 1. Unlike some states, California’s legislature meets for about 10 months every year, so normally there is lots of legislative activity. 2023 was, by California standards, relatively quiet for new or amended…