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L&E Alert: NLRB Requires Posting by January 31, 2012
Final Rule Issued by the NLRB Requiring Posting of Notice of Employee Rights Effective January 31, 2012 (extended from original deadline of November 14, 2011), all private sector employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)– both union and...
Closely-Held Business E-News: New Frontiers in Internet Domain Names
New Frontiers in Internet Domain Names Expansion of domain name possibilities presents new frontiers and challenges for brand owners Brand owners should be aware of two recent actions of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international...
Q&A: Compliance With Building Codes
by Jeffery J. Matthews Q: I inherited an office building that may not be up to code. How do I find out if it is code compliant and what should I do if it isn’t? A: First, search for records...
HLGR’s Efforts Result in Client’s Exoneration
As The Oregonian and other media reported recently, HLGR attorneys, Bill Gary and Dave Frohnmayer, successfully worked to exonerate their client, Mark Long, in a dramatic turn of events that has received ongoing media coverage. Mark Long, interim director of the state’s Energy Department, and...
HLGR Wins Victory on Behalf of City of Eugene in EmX Matter
As reported in the Register Guard, Judge Rasmussen of the Lane County Circuit Court granted a motion filed by HLGR shareholder Bob Steringer on behalf of the City of Eugene to dismiss a declaratory judgment action asserting that the Eugene City Charter...
HLGR’s Appellate Team Wins Reversal for Clackamas County
On June 15, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and agreed with HLGR’s appellate team that Clackamas County was not required to continue providing the same level of retiree health care benefits after the fund established...
HLGR named a Go-To Law Firm® for Litigation in 2011
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick, P.C. is proud to be named a Go-To Law Firm® for litigation in 2011. To determine the Go-To Law Firms®, American Lawyer Media (ALM) collects data from surveys sent to the in-house law departments at each...
Supreme Court Affirms Employer Liability Under “Cat’s Paw” Theory
Supreme Court Affirms Employer Liability Under “Cat’s Paw” Theory In Staub v. Proctor Hospital, 562 U.S.___ (2011) LW 691244, Case No. 09-400 (March 1, 2011), the United States Supreme Court affirmed employer liability under the “Cat’s Paw” theory,1 which attributes...
Arden Olson to be on Panel Discussion About Protection of Confidential Client Information
HLGR Shareholder Arden Olson will be one of the faculty members for an upcoming ALI-ABA Seminar entitled “Confidential Client Information: When Are Secrets Not Secret?” which will be broadcast live as a telephone seminar and audio webcast on Thursday, April...
Harrang Long Gary Rudnick Supports Program for Enhancing Student Education
Harrang Long recently received this thank you letter from the principal of an area elementary school for funding that the school received as a result of HLGR’s support of the Newspaper in Education program: “I would like to thank Harrang...