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L&E Alert: Collective Bargaining Agreement Can Prevent Employers from Modifying Retiree Healthcare Coverage
Collective Bargaining Agreement Can Prevent Employers from Modifying Retiree Healthcare Coverage Alday v. Raytheon Co., __ F.3d __, 2012 WL 1815674 (9th Cir. May 21, 2012) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employer was contractually obligated...
Q&A: Social Media Policies
by Sharon Rudnick Q: Can I institute a policy addressing what employees can say about my business on Facebook? A: Yes. However, the policy must be specific enough to avoid interfering with employees’ rights under the NLRA to engage in...
Steringer Elected to MBA Board of Directors
HLGR’s Vice President, Bob Steringer was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA). Bob is one of four new board members whose three-year term begins July 1, 2012. Bob previously served as chair of...
FBA Awards Marmaduke the James M. Burns Federal Practice Award
HLGR’s Susan Marmaduke received the Honorable James M. Burns Federal Practice Award on May 17, 2012. Named in honor of a widely respected federal trial judge, the late James M. Burns, the Federal Bar Association for the District of Oregon...
Q&A: Minority Shareholder Cannot Prevent Sale of Company
by Susan Marmaduke Q: My sisters and I own our family business, which is an Oregon corporation. The four of us each own 25% of the shares in the company. My sisters want to sell the company. Our shareholder agreement...
Intellectual Property E-News: Nastygrams Can Backfire on Trademark Owners
Nastygrams Can Backfire on Trademark Owners Brand owners should consider benefits, consequences, and alternatives of trademark enforcement cease-and-desist letters. Trademark owners have a duty to monitor and enforce their trademark rights by identifying and stopping unauthorized uses. Cease-and-desist letters (commonly...
HLGR Attorneys Win Oregon Public Records Case
On Friday, April 20, Judge Thomas Hart of the Marion County Circuit Court ruled that the Oregon Justice Department deliberately withheld documents that should have been made available to HLGR client, Mark Long. Long was the former interim director of...
L&E Alert: April 30 Deadline Postponed
ALERT: APRIL 30 DEADLINE POSTPONED The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has enjoined the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing its notice-posting rule. The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the validity of the...
Health Care Law Alert: CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Implement 60-Day Return of Identified Overpayments
HEALTH CARE LAW ALERT CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Implement 60-Day Return of Identified Overpayments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule regarding Medicare providers’ and suppliers’ obligation to timely report and return overpayments. The...
HLGR Helps MBA Raise almost $20K for Multnomah Court Care Program
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C., along with several other Portland area law firms, helped the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA) raise close to $20,000 for Court Care of Multnomah County. The annual WinterSmash bowling/fundraising event was held on Saturday, February 25,...