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Employer Assistance Advice Columns

July 8, 2008: Actions Speak Louder than Words When You Vote with Your Feet
July 1, 2008: Poorly-Planned Policy Changes Can Be Worse Than No Change at All

June 24, 2008: Does a Break at the Gas Pump Mean More Breaks During the Workday?
June 3, 2008: Take Care of Personnel Files and they will Return the Favor

May 27, 2008: Do's and Don't's of Employee Personnel Files
May 20, 2008: How to Create a Transgender Friendly Work Place
May 13, 2008: Frequently Asked Questions about Injured Workers (Part 2)
May 6, 2008: Frequently Asked Questions about Injured Workers (Part 1)

April 29, 2008: OFLA Questions and Answers
April 22, 2008: How Does an Employer Know a Father is Entitled to Parental Leave?
April 8, 2008: Pregnancy Disability Leave and Medical Certification Under the Oregon Family Leave Act
April 1, 2008: Questions About the New Provisions in the Oregon Family Leave Act

March 25, 2008: Extra Time Can Lead to "Accidents," Both in the Dog Park and in Overtime Calculations
March 11,2008: New Changes in Family Medical Leave for Military Personnel and Their Families

February 26, 2008: Leaves, Leaves Everywhere and Not a Rake in Sight!
February 19, 2008: Eat, Drink and Be Merry? Maybe Not Workers in the Food Service Industry
February 12, 2008: Highlights of Oregon Civil Rights Employment Laws that are Now in Effect
February 5, 2008: Oregon Family Leave May Not be Used for a Compensable On-the-Job Injury

January 22, 2008: Ring in the New Year by Wringing Out the Old Rumors
January 15, 2008: Posters, Posters, Zero Cents a Post
January 8, 2008: Oregon Minimum Wage Increase Effective January 1, 2008

December 24, 2007: Celebrate Joy, Good Will and Clarity about Holiday Pay
December 18, 2007: Our Last Column on the Major 2007 Legislative Changes
December 11, 2007: Navigating Rule Infested Waters

November 27, 2007: Drilling, Sawing, and Cutting Your Way Through Oregon's Manufacturing Laws November 13, 2007: New Law Provides Protection for Employees Who are Domestic Violence Victims
November 6, 2007: Employers Now Have More Incentive to Comply with Request for Employee Personnel Records

October 30, 2007: BOLI Services for Employers
October 23, 2007: Competition is Healthy, as Long as You Play by the (New) Rules [Wage & Hour]
October 16, 2007: New Oregon Law Requires Employers to Allow Time and Space for Expression of Breast Milk [Wage & Hour]
October 9, 2007: New Oregon Law Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation [Discrimination - Sexual Orientation]
October 2, 2007: What Constitutes Job Abandonment? [Wage & Hour]

September 25, 2007: Getting Ready for 2008, One Column at a Time [Minimum Wage, & OFLA]
September 18, 2007: In Some Cases, Pooling Resources May Also Mean Pooling Overtime [Overtime]
September 11, 2007: Laid Off vs. Fired [Termination]
September 4, 2007: Grandparents Will Soon be "Official" Family Members Under the Oregon Family Leave Act [Family Leave]

August 28, 2007: Back to Pencils, Back to Books but No More Late Hours for Minors to Work! [Child Labor]
August 21, 2007: Employee's Aren't Lightbulbs, But They Still Have to Want to Change [Supervision]
August 14, 2007: Myths and Realities about Piece-Rate Work [Wage and Hour]
August 7, 2007: Nostradamus May Not be Able to Predict the Future, but BOLI Can [Legislative Update]

July 31, 2007: Can an Employer Have a Soft Carbon Footprint That is Legal? [Electronic Pay Systems]
July 24, 2007: Pregnancy Discrimination is a Form of Sex Discrimination
July 17, 2007: Is It Real, or Is It Another "Urban Legend"?
July 10, 2007: Avoid Workplace Policy Fireworks - Make Your Holiday Policy Clear
July 3, 2007: Laws Limit Employer's Obligation to Pay Travel Time

June 26, 2007: If the Pizza Must be Hot, the Driver Must be at Least 18
June 12, 2007: Agricultural Employers Have More Flexibility in Employing Minors
June 5, 2007: Lean and Mean but Still Fifteen - Child Labor Laws Emphasize Safety

May 29, 2007: "Not Until You're Older, Dear" Child Labor Laws Emphasize Workplace Safety
May 22, 2007: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Employing Minors
May 15, 2007: Bureaus of Labor and Industries Services to Employers

April 23, 2007: Employers Can Monitor E-Mail, But Must be Careful
April 17, 2007: Searching for Answers About Workplace Privacy
April 10, 2007: A Refresher on References
April 3, 2007: What to Include (and Exclude) in Your Employees' Personnel File

March 27, 2007: "Customer Service" Does Not Include Harassment Privileges
March 20, 2007: Supervisor Should Report Love in the Afternoon Shift
March 13, 2007: Employer Should Put a Stop to the "Cane Mutiny"
March 6, 2007: Sisterhood is Powerful, Unless it Costs You Overtime

February 27, 2007: Understanding "Weighted Average" Can Help Scale Down Overtime Liability
February 20, 2007: Employees Paid by Commission Are Often Still Entitled to Overtime
February 13, 2007: Rich or Poor, Overtime Laws Apply to Most Employees
February 6, 2007: Salaried Employees May Still Be Entitled to Overtime

January 30, 2007: Excessive "Streamlining" Can Be Hazardous to an Employer's Health
January 23, 2007: Employer Can "Round" Hours, But Must Ensure that All Time is Paid
January 16, 2007: Employers Can Decide When to Send Employees Home Due to Inclement Weather
January 9, 2007: Don't "Fill Up" on Wage Claims
January 2, 2007: BOLI's Family Leave "Reality" Show

December 26, 2006: How Do You Score in Your Knowledge of Child Labor Laws?
December 19, 2006: What Were the Most Popular Questions of 2006?
December 12, 2006: It's No "Bargain" If It Violates the Law
December 5, 2006: It's Mock Apple Cider, But the Manufacturing Rules Are Real

November 28, 2006: Employer Should Not Divulge Employee's HIV-Positive Status
November 21, 2006: Employee Must Be Reinstated to Job
November 14, 2006: Lassie, Chill Out!
November 7, 2006: Couldn't the Stork Also Deliver Parental Leave Instructions?

October 31, 2006: Requiring a Flu Shot May Be Hazardous to the Employer's Health
October 24, 2006: Wage and Hour Quiz!
October 17, 2006: Sick Leave, Vacation, and Holidays
October 10, 2006: Avoid Headaches by Requiring Medical Certification for Leave
October 3, 2006: Minimum Wage Pop Quiz

September 26, 2006: Avoiding Workplace Violence
September 19, 2006: The Law Says I Have to do What?
September 12, 2006: Double No Trouble
September 5, 2006: A "Workweek" Is Not What It May See

August 28, 2006: Employees On-Call: Engaged to Wait or Waiting to be Engaged
August 22, 2006: When Does Reasonable Accommodation Become Unreasonable
August 15, 2006: Administrative Employees and Overtime Exemptions (part 2)
August 8, 2006: Administrative Employees and Overtime Exemptions (part 1)
August 1, 2006: The Trouble with E-Mail

July 25, 2006: No Shirt ... No Shoes ... No Timesheet ... No Paycheck? NO WAY!
July 17, 2006: Do Not Mix Dangerous Work and Minors
July 10, 2006: Is Love Blind to Lawsuits?
July 3, 2006: Sorting Out Immigration Questions

June 27, 2006: Connection Between A Hostile Work Environment and Discrimination
June 20, 2006: Performance Appraisal Primer
June 13, 2006: Lucky or Not, Paycheck Deduction Rules Apply
June 6, 2006: Duty to Serve

May 30, 2006: Age Before Beauty
May 23, 2006: Lawsuits Can Be Uglier the Second Time Around: Avoid Exposure to Retaliation Claims
May 16, 2006: Getting Over Overtime Confusion
May 9, 2006: All in the Family in Oregon
May 2, 2006: Bonuses Are Wages: Must be Included In Overtime Calculations

April 25, 2006: Rules for Employing Minors
April 18, 2006: Employee May Have Gambled Away Her Job
April 11, 2006: Know Your Geography ... and the I-9 Form
April 4, 2006: If an Employee Can Do Her Job, Her Weight Is Not the Employer's Problem

March 28, 2006: Terminating an Injured Worker Could Be a Recipe for Disaster
March 21, 2006: The Truth About Minimum Wage and More
March 14, 2006: Smoke, Chew, and Be Merry - On Your Own Time
March 7, 2006: Calculating Overtime May Fluctuate

February 28, 2006: Mother Doesn't Always Know Best - Employer Could be Liable for Final Check Violation
February 21, 2006: Eat, Drink and Be Merry, On Your Own Time and Your Own Dime
February 14, 2006: Salaried Employees May Be Entitled to Overtime Pay
February 7, 2006: Personal Problems = Personnel Problems

January 31, 2006: Comp Time
January 24, 2006: I Need Policies?
January 17, 2006: Family Leave Designation
January 10, 2006: Even Least Productive Workers Must Earn Minimum Wage
January 3, 2006: Final Pay

December 27, 2005: Personnel Files
December 20, 2005: New Year, New Minimum Wage
December 12, 2005: Holiday Joy
December 6, 2005: Death of an Employee