Articles & Alerts
For Lawyers Handling Disputes Between Business Owners, Recent Oregon Court of Appeals Decision is a Must-Read
Since 2001, shareholders in closely held Oregon corporations have had a statutory right under ORS 60.952 to seek remedies in circuit court for certain business conflicts, including corporate deadlock, misconduct by those in control of the corporation, or misapplication of...
Deadline to Adopt Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy is Fast Approaching
The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act, passed by the legislature in 2019, requires employers to adopt a written policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment by October 1, 2020. That deadline is fast approaching. The policy will need to cover several items, including...
Paying Attention – Are We Too Distracted to Practice Law?
In HLGR attorney Jennie Bricker’s latest article Paying Attention – Are We Too Distracted to Practice Law?, the cover story of the December 2019 Oregon State Bar Bulletin, Jennie reminds us that it matters how we devote our attention, especially...
HLGR’s Randy Geller on New Executive Orders Affecting Educational Institutions Issued by President Trump
By: Randy Geller On October 9, 2019, President Trump issued two executive orders designed to address the problems created by Federal agency guidance documents. School districts, colleges and universities should take note of these executive orders, as they may be...
Employment Law Update – Fall 2019
By: HLGR Labor & Employment Team In this Newsletter: Deadlines – EEO-1 Reports, OregonSaves Increased Threshold for Overtime Exemption Legislative Updates New Requirements for Discrimination and Harassment Policies and Settlements Non-Competition Agreement Requirements Expanded Pregnancy – Discrimination Prohibitions Expanded, Accommodation...
Distribution of Your Institution’s Annual Security Report under the Clery Act
By Randy Geller, Shareholder Every year, colleges and universities put a great deal of effort into producing their Annual Security Report (“ASR”). But institutions often do not consider how and to whom the ASR must be distributed. That is...
What was it like being part of the first wave of women attorneys?
HLGR’s Susan Marmaduke (pictured at the left in Egypt in 1978, celebrating graduating from law school and taking the California bar exam) and eight other Oregon women attorneys tell all to Super Lawyers.
Comments, Followers and Friends – Government Social Media Accounts and the First Amendment
HLGR attorneys Randy Geller’s and Aaron Landau’s article, Comments, Followers and Friends, is the cover story in the most recent Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Remember that when it comes to social media, the law is rapidly changing and always a...
HB 2016 is the Oregon Legislature’s Response to the Janus Decision – and a Lot More
By Sharon Rudnick and Randy Geller On behalf of our public sector clients, we have been monitoring Oregon House Bill 2016, which was signed by Governor Brown on June 20th. The changes to the law made by HB 2016 become...
HLGR’s Randy Geller on President Trump’s Executive Order on Free Speech
On March 21, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities.” The Executive Order is of more political than legal importance, but colleges and universities should be aware of its...