Category: Oregon
2026: Oregon Property Owners Liable for Unpaid Wages of Construction Workers
From JD Supra, Emily Bushaw, Danielle Flores, Calvin Keith, and Holly Martinez discuss new laws for Oregon employers in…
Addition of Arbitration Provision To Terms Not Binding Without Consumer’s Clear Agreement
From JDSupra, Brian Heidelberger discusses a recent case which highlighted the importance of having evidence of consent…
Oregon Makes History: Groundbreaking Law is Passed to Combat Wage Theft in Oregon.
Western States Regional Council of Carpenters supports the recent Oregon law that makes owners and general contractors…
Oregon Enacts Landmark Law Making Owners and Contractors Liable for Subcontractor Wage Theft
From JDSupra, Paul Cirner discusses a new Oregon law that makes owners and general contractors liable for…
Oregon DOJ Ramps up Child Support Reporting Requirements for Payments to Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Paul Cirner discusses new “new hire” reporting requirements in Oregon. Paul writes: Many companies with…
Oregon Child Support Reporting Requirements Soon Will Include Employer Payments to Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Kevin Coles and Mark Crabtree discuss a bill in Oregon that will require companies to…
Savings Clause Results in Oregon Supreme Court Affirming Enforceability of Arbitration Provision
From JDSupra, Christine Sargent discusses a case in which the arbitration agreement had a savings clause which…
Uber to pay $3.4 million to Seattle drivers for unused paid sick days
From The Seattle Times, Michelle Baruchman reports that Uber will ay $3.4 million to settle claims that drivers…
Oregon Independent Contractors Best Practices Hiring
From The National Law Review, Paul E. Cirner provides his recommendations for engaging with independent contractors. Paul…
Could 2020 Be The Year Of The California Copycats? Other States Line Up To Consider Misclassification Statutes
From Mondaq, Richard R. Meneghello discusses the possibility that California’s ABC test will be adopted by other…
Proposed bills threaten business for hairdressers, salon owners
From the Auburn Reporter, Julee Broberg argues against changes to laws classifying workers as employees or independent contractors…
Oregon courier service to pay $3.2 million in driver IC misclassification case
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, reports that a courier service…
