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Posted in Corporate and Business, Employment on Sep 9th, 2009
By Tichelle Sorensen
The media has spent a significant amount of time and column inches lately warning about the possibility of widespread illness during the upcoming flu season. For businesses, it is important to plan for potential business disruptions and continue to be aware of how such events may affect your relationships with other parties.
If you [...]
Posted in Corporate and Business, Employment on Oct 22nd, 2007
By Robert Swider and Steve Leasia
Oregon employers need to be aware of changes made by SB 248 which the Governor signed into law after a protracted battle in the Legislature. This Bill makes several significant changes to two areas of Employment Law for employment agreements entered into after January 1, 2008.
The law provides that employment [...]
Posted in Corporate and Business, Employment on Feb 1st, 2007
In the last issue of our newsletter, we briefly explored how employers might use their own internal business records containing employees’ personal information in the context of investigating those employees for potential misconduct. In this issue, we wanted to expand upon that topic in light of the recent press over the board of directors investigations at [...]
Posted in Corporate and Business, Employment on Dec 11th, 2006
by Tichelle Sorensen
1.0 Defining Customer Information as Property
In the wake of a recent privacy policy update by AT&T Corporation defining customer information for some of its products as corporate property,[1] consumer advocates expressed concern over the possible implications for customers of companies who adopt these types of policies.[2] Although subsequent retractions indicate that concern over [...]