Paid Leave Oregon is a new program that allows individuals to take paid time off for many of life’s most important moments that impact our families and our health and safety. Paid Leave Oregon is paid for by employers and employees. Employers pay 40% and employees pay...
Governor Kate Brown announced on November 21, 2022 a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of cannabis, an act that will impact an estimated 45,000 individuals across the state and forgive more than $14,000,000 in associated fines and fees. The pardon...
Oregon’s minimum wage increases on July 1, 2022, but the raises will not be the same across the state. The minimum wage increases to $14.75 per hour inside the Portland urban growth boundary, $12.50 per hour in nonurban counties, and $13.50 in other areas of the...
On May 2nd cannabis workers at CBN Holdings walked off the job to demand Union recognition with UFCW Local 555 as their representative. Workers at CBN Holdings want to form a union to address unsafe working conditions, however their employer has yet to respond to...
CROWN Act Starting January 1, 2022, Oregon will join several other states in implementing a law explicitly prohibiting employers from discriminating against individuals based on physical characteristics historically associated with race, including hair texture and...
