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The Chartwell Chronicles: Employment Law Updates
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Governor Brown recently signed Senate Bill 1586, which imposes additional restrictions on settlements of discrimination and harassment claims. It will become effective on January 1, 2023. ...more
In 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA), which took full effect as of October 1, 2020. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from requiring employees to enter into agreements...more
We recently reported on a number of employment-related bills working their way through the Oregon Legislature. As an update to that report, here are the five employment-related bills that appear likely to head to Governor...more
Effective today, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OR-OSHA”) repealed the COVID-19 workplace safety rules that obligated most employers to require employees and visitors to wear face coverings and...more
The legislatures of Oregon, Nevada and Illinois recently placed additional limitations on restrictive covenants, particularly non-competition covenants. Changes to Oregon Restrictive Covenants - Effective as to...more
With the onset of colder weather, the return of students to colleges, and pandemic fatigue, the news is that the next six to twelve weeks could be the worst yet for the pandemic. The number of positive test results is rapidly...more
On September 25, 2020, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (“Oregon OSHA”) issued its draft COVID-19 Temporary Standard. Oregon OSHA intends to adopt this Temporary Standard later this week, with an anticipated effective...more
This eighth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows what we hope was a restful and meaningful Memorial Day weekend. For the third week in a row, shutdown challenges, workers'...more
Please join our Oregon attorneys as we help our clients prepare for Oregon's reopening. This nuts and bolts webinar will address the questions we are hearing as employers prepare to ramp back up....more
A big focus of the #MeToo movement over the last several years has been on efforts to increase the statute of limitations for bringing sexual harassment claims. Governor Newsom just signed into law Assembly Bill 9 (Reyes),...more
SB 123, just passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Brown, makes several amendments to Oregon’s pay equity law. Most notable are the revisions to the limited affirmative defense available to employers in litigation....more
The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2005 (the “Bill”) on June 30, 2019, creating a new program of up to 12 weeks of paid medical and family leave benefits (the “Program”) for eligible employees and self-employed...more
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On May 22, 2019, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 2341. This bill expands on existing federal and state law concerning pregnancy-related accommodations....more
In 2016, the White House issued a report that expressed a call to action for noncompetition reform at the state legislative level throughout our nation. Since then, many states have tinkered with their noncompetition laws in...more
On February 28, 2019, the Oregon Senate passed legislation that will extend and increase the tax paid on group medical insurance premiums. The legislation (HB 2010) was previously approved by the Oregon House and is expected...more
February 22 was the last day to introduce new legislative proposals for the 2019 California legislative year. A whopping 2,576 bill were introduced before the deadline, making for an extremely busy legislative year ahead....more
• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that become effective on Jan. 1, 2019 • California's minimum wages and exempt salary thresholds increase on Jan. 1, 2019 • These laws were among the...more
A number of new and significant California employment laws have been added to the books and will take effect on January 1, 2019. Employers should take note of the following key statutory developments and adjust their policies...more
In the wake of the #Metoo movement and a result of growing pressure on state legislators and industry leaders, Facebook has become the most recent tech giant to stop requiring its employees to agree to submit to arbitration...more
On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed several bills that will affect California employers. The following summarizes key aspects of these new laws. Unless otherwise noted, the new laws are effective January 1,...more
Following a long legislative year, Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several pieces of legislation aimed at curbing sexual harassment in the workplace. This topic dominated conversation in the California...more
This year, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of bills affecting employers with California operations, many of which pertain to sexual harassment. Among the changes are the imposition of certain restrictions when...more
On the heels of the #MeToo movement, a number of states have passed or at least considered new laws intended to strengthen legal protections against workplace sexual harassment. Two weeks ago, California Governor Jerry Brown...more
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and resulting nationwide conversation about sexual harassment, California lawmakers recently passed legislation intended to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. On September 30, 2018,...more