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2008

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February Oregon Business Journal - Winning Workplaces: Savvy Employers Create Strategic Benefit Packages
January
SHRM - Oregon: BOLI Issues Final Rules on Family Leave, Breaks for Nursing Mothers by Jennifer Bouman-Steagall

 

2007

July

SHRM - Meal and Rest Breaks: The Next Wave of Wage and Hour Class Actions?

June

SHRM - Oregon: State Authorizes Domestic Partnerships and Bars Sexual Orientation Bias by Tomas I. Kramer

Oregonian - These Dogs Wear Badge of Caring

May

League of Oregon Cities - Roseburg Interest Arbitration Favors City & Local Labor Market by Akin Blitz

LERC Monograph Series - Public Employees and Oregon's Scope of Bargaining by Akin Blitz

BNA Daily Labor Report - Independent Contractors - Backhoe Workers Ineligible for Benefits Under Company's Pension Plans, Court Rules

The Oregonian - Federal laws may keep same-sex partners from sharing health, retirement benefits

Northwest Women's Journal - Protecting Your Company from Employment Related lawsuits by Devra Hermosilla and Barb Bloom

April

HR MAGAZINE - Medical updates served as notice by Michael G. McClory

February

California: Violation of paycheck rules may expose employers to stiff penalties by Devra Hermosilla

Washington: Payment interval rules amended for consistency and clarity by Devra Hermosilla

January

SHRM - 7th Circuit: Medical history was enough to put employer of need for FMLA leave by Michael G. McClory

 

2006

October

HR MAGAZINE - Retaliation Nation: A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will stir up a new wave of retaliation claims by Jathan Janove

September

The Business Journal - Manage by learning to ski by Jathan Janove

Oregon Business Magazine - Documents and electronic data: Essential to the defense of employment claims by Maryann Yelnosky

August

HR MAGAZINE - Turning Right In A Left-Brain World: Use 'right-brain' sensibilities to create a profile for your employees and unleash the star power in them by Jathan Janove

July

HR MAGAZINE - 4th Circuit: Reservist's history of professional misconduct defeats USERRA claims by Jennifer L. Bouman

June

HR MAGAZINE - Misconduct Dooms USERRA Claims by Jennifer L. Bouman

May

HR MAGAZINE - In Defense of Litigation:
Cool heads, teamwork and optimism all contribute to successfully rafting the white waters of a lawsuit by Jathan Janove

SPRING

HR MAGAZINE - Reconsider Never Having To Say 'I'm Sorry' by Jathan Janove

March

HR MAGAZINE - A 'Sorry' Strategy:
Apologizing - with carefully chosen words - may help avoid or settle legal claims in workplace disputes by Jathan Janove

 

2005

September

HR MAGAZINE - The Unkindest Cut:
Deliver employees' final pay in full and on time—or risk painful consequences by Kathy Hindman and Jathan Janove

HR MAGAZINE - Harassment can be proven without sexual advances by Jathan Janove

July

HR MAGAZINE - Tennessee nixes non-compete agreements for physicians by Michael G. McClory

June

HR MAGAZINE - FOB: Friend of Boss: Discover how to manage a friend without ruining your friendship or your business by Jathan Janove

Association Management - Management by Leaning Forward: Confront workplace conflicts head-on to head off lawsuits by Jathan Janove

May

HR MAGAZINE - Keep 'Em At Will, Treat 'Em for Cause: Employment at will preserves needed flexibility, but don't aritrarily give employees the boot by Jathan Janove

March

HR MAGAZINE - A 3,500-Year-Old Lesson In Delegating: The millennia-old story of Pharaoh and Joseph illustrates how today's managers can delegate effectively by Jathan Janove

 

2004

November

Special Districts Association of Oregon - FLSA "White Collar" Overtime Exemption Regulations by Kathy Hindman and Kent Pearson

SHRM - Settle for Less: Consider the merits of an early settlement approach to employment litiation by John Parauda and Jathan Janove

September

Oregon Associaton of Defense Counsel - White Collar Overtime Exemptions: Fair Pay and Beyond by Kent Pearson

August

The Business Journal- Time for employers to brush up on labor standards by Kathy Hindman and Kent Pearson

July

Tom Kramer, Kent Pearson join Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson
Kramer heads new employee benefits practice group, expands firm's range of services

April

HR MAGAZINE - Management by Remote Control: When managing employees in far-off locations, keep three ingredients: knowledge, trust and connectedness by Jathan W. Janove

February

HR MAGAZINE - It's Not Over-Even When It's Over: Learn invaluable lessons by conducting an employement litigation post-mortem by Jathan W. Janove

 

2003

September

HR MAGAZINE - The Faragher/Ellerth Decision Tree: Lower courts put new growth on five-year-old branches by Jathan W. Janove

March

HR MAGAZINE - Skating Through the Minefield: Keep your eyes on performance and you too can negotiate an ADA accommodation by Jathan W. Janove

January

HR MAGAZINE - Speak Softly And Carry a Big Stick by Jathan W. Janove

 

2001

November

HR MAGAZINE - Sexual Harassment And the Three Big Surprises: Setting clear guidelines that are well below the threshold for sexual harassment can help you avoid an unexpected lawsuit by Jathan W. Janove

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