by Brandon Laws | Sep 22, 2010 | Employment Law
From Barran Leibman eAlert, Volume 13, Issue 29 September 22, 2010 On September 20, 2010, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released a statement announcing that Oregon’s minimum wage will be increased from $8.40 per hour to $8.50 per hour effective...
by Brandon Laws | Sep 13, 2010 | Development
Recent economic challenges have reinforced many businesses’ decisions to outsource their Human Resource functions. The need to create additional efficiencies, reduce costs and focus on revenue generation has motivated businesses of all sizes to use outside providers...
by Molly Kelley | Sep 10, 2010 | Human Resources
Training seminar. With those two words, are you automatically picturing a stuffy classroom or roomy meeting room, full of adult learners gazing wearily at a PowerPoint while someone in a suit at the front of the room tries to toggle her slides and succeeds only in...
by Brandon Laws | Sep 8, 2010 | Inside Xenium
Chown Hardware, a Xenium client, is making a difference in the community. In response to the Kyron Hormon case, Chown approached the Portland Public Schools offering a donation. Read the excerpt below: From the Oregonian: The surveillance system, which was completed...
by Suzi Wear | Sep 1, 2010 | Wellness
The Work Life Balance Award Act, a bill designed to establish special recognition for employers that develop and implement work-life balance policies, was introduced in Congress during the Spring of 2010. While the vote failed in the House of Representatives,...