Legal News

On February 18, 2020, the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”) issued draft rule OAR 150-317-1220. The rule can be broken down into three parts: • Definitions for purposes of the labor cost subtraction under OAR 150-317-1200; • Items that are not...By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

In the era of #MeToo, the gag order (legally speaking, non-disclosures or confidentiality clauses) has come under attack as a tool that silences victims and is responsible for compounding the damage to victims by keeping them from telling their...By: Flaster Greenberg PC

You expect your insurance carrier to provide coverage when a claim is made against your company. However, coverage denials frequently occur and take companies by surprise. In this webinar, Jonathan Cass will discuss how to minimize the chance of a...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has conducted multiple webinars for an overview of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process for registrants and attorneys. The system requires employers to submit online registration to be selected...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

In fiscal year 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) conducted 33,401 more inspections than in the previous three years, which includes a notable increase in chemical exposure cases. While...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

The National Labor Relations Board recently released a Decision and Order finding that a financial services company’s mandatory arbitration agreement that restricted prospective employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Hiring new lawyers is an essential part of a growing legal practice. If a legal practice is growing, and new clients are coming, your law practice may likely need new lawyers to handle the growth....By: Stange Law Firm, PC

Every generation tackles old problems anew.  Abject homelessness, “radicalized” socialists, tyrant capitalists, gilded-age life-styles and monopolistic practices may seem like current news, but they were omnipresent in the first Gilded Age in...By: Lane Powell PC

The short answer is “yes.” But what if the employee simply lives with someone who recently returned from China? What if they returned from Canada, where the infection is not wide spread? And does an employer have to pay workers if it requires them to...By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

A new law has taken effect that makes significant changes to the rules for making contributions to and withdrawals from retirement accounts. The SECURE Act was signed into law on December 20, 2019, and became effective January 1, 2020....By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC