Sherwood, Oregon Employment Law Blog
The EEOC mediation process
Most employees are familiar with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency empowered to enforce federal workplace antidiscrimination laws. However, what many employees may not be familiar with is the EEOC’s mediation program, which can make...
Oregon farmworkers will soon be eligible for overtime pay
States across the nation are taking wage and hour laws increasingly more seriously when it comes to overtime pay for underrepresented employees. Oregon is one of them. For farmworkers, there has long been a debate as to whether they were entitled to overtime. Now, a...
Work breaks: What are your rights as an employee?
Workers in Oregon should know that they have many legal rights when they are on the job. One of those rights is mandatory meal and rest breaks. As an employee you should have proper breaks in the workplace. How does Oregon law protect workers? Oregon law requires...
City tries to limit meals for the homeless
Feeding the homeless is one of the many charitable acts of numerous religious organizations. It is truly an act of human kindness and should be viewed in that way. Because of the nature of such an act, it is surprising that there are laws that actually limit the...
What is considered sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment can make the victim’s daily life and going to work unbearable. For that reason, victims of sexual harassment should know what is considered sexual harassment and how they are protected in the workplace. There are two primary types of sexual...
What are wage and hour protections in Oregon?
Employees who have an employee-employer relationships with their employer have important wage and hour protections. Employees need to be familiar with what those protections are so they can ensure they receive the pay they have earned. Protections in Oregon Wage and...
Qui tam lawsuits and employer retaliation
As an employee, you depend upon your job for your livelihood. The last thing you want to do is rock the boat and put your paycheck at risk. But what happens when you find out your employer is engaged in wrongdoing? Do you report it? If so, will you get fired? To make...
Protections against pregnancy discrimination
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace and in the hiring process is prohibited under state and federal laws. It is important for pregnancy women and their families to be familiar with protections against pregnancy discrimination and also for employers to understand...
Understanding Oregon employment law for people with disabilities
In recent years, there has been a great deal of attention paid to employee rights. Much of that has focused on sexual harassment and other forms of mistreatment that many employees were reluctant to complain about because they did not believe it would help them. In...
Understanding wrongful termination and protections against it
Though it may be possible to wrongfully terminate an employee with an employment contract, most employees are considered at-will employees who can be terminated at any time for any reason. There are exceptions, however, when an employee has an employment contract or...
