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Stay Competitive in 2026: Share Your Benefits Data and Gain Valuable Market Insights
Stay Competitive in 2026: Share Your Benefits Data and Gain Valuable Market Insights Posted by McKenna Arnold, Survey and Research Manager on May 18, 2026 Tags: Surveys Employees continue to expect more from their benefits packages, while employers face growing pressure to keep those offerings affordable. At the same time, organizations know that strong benefits…
Read MoreMember Appreciation Month is Almost Here and It’s All About You
Member Appreciation Month is Almost Here and It’s All About You Posted by Cascade Employers Association on May 11, 2026 Tags: Member Appreciation Month For more than 75 years, Cascade Employers Association has been built by members who show up, engage, and invest in doing HR the right way. Because of you, we’ve grown into…
Read MoreOregon’s Other “Safe Leave” Law: What Employers Need to Know
Oregon’s Other “Safe Leave” Law: What Employers Need to Know Posted by Mackenzie Cowan, HR Consultant, on May 4, 2026 Tags: Compliance, Leave Laws When Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) came into effect in 2023, it introduced paid Safe Leave coverage for victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias, or stalking, including coverage for an…
Read MoreWorkplace Investigations: What Every HR Professional Should Know
Workplace Investigations: What Every HR Professional Should Know Posted by Maria Ceniceros on April 23, 2026 Tags: Compliance Workplace investigations are one of the most important, and sometimes uncomfortable, parts of HR work. Many HR professionals, particularly in smaller organizations, may not conduct investigations frequently enough to feel completely confident in the process. Yet when…
Read MoreQuiet Constraint – The Hidden Barrier to Engagement
Quiet Constraint – The Hidden Barrier to Engagement Posted by Plummer Bailor, Leadership Development Consultant on April 20, 2026 Tags: Leadership If you have ever sat in a meeting thinking, “I could solve this problem in two minutes, but it is just not worth bringing up,” then you already know what quiet constraint feels like.…
Read MoreAre Your Pay Practices Proactive or Reactive?
Are Your Pay Practices Proactive or Reactive? Posted by Lindsay Hill, Compensation Consultant, on April 13, 2026 Tags: Compensation Many organizations don’t set out to create compensation problems, they just get busy. Reactive pay decisions often happen in response to specific events: a new hire, a negotiation, or a retention concern. Over time, an entirely…
Read MoreShaping the Future Together: Spring 2026 Workplace Trends Survey
Shaping the Future Together: Spring 2026 Workplace Trends Survey Posted by McKenna Arnold, Survey and Research Manager on March 30, 2026 Tags: Surveys What’s keeping HR and business leaders up at night and how are peers handling it? At Cascade, we want to move beyond assumptions and build our services around what you actually need…
Read MoreLeading with a Growth Mindset When Your Boss Does Not
Leading with a Growth Mindset When Your Boss Does Not Posted by Trudy Hylemon, ODCP, CPC, Senior HR and Leadership Consultant, on March 23, 2026 Tags: Leadership If you have ever felt stuck between how you lead and how you are led, this is for you. Nothing is more frustrating than leading with curiosity while…
Read MorePsychological Safety: Your Team’s Game-Changing Advantage
Psychological Safety: Your Team’s Game-Changing Advantage Posted by Carolyn Culley, MAEd, MS, Workplace Learning Consultant on Friday, February 27, 2026 Tags: Performance Management Strong teams are built on trust. Trust fuels real collaboration. When people trust each other, conversations are direct, problems surface early, and decisions move faster. At the center of that trust is psychological safety,…
Read MoreDemystifying the ADA Interactive Process: Service Animals
Demystifying the ADA Interactive Process: Service Animals Posted by Caitlin Egeck, HR and Compliance Manager on Monday, February 23, 2026 Tags: Compliance As disability accommodation requests continue to increase with the return to in-person work, Oregon and Washington employers are often left unsure what their obligation is regarding service animal requests under the ADA, and whether that…
Read MorePaying Executives is Complicated
Paying Executives is Complicated Posted by Olivia Steelman, Compensation Consultant on Monday, February 16, 2026 Tags: Compensation Outpacing frontline worker wage gains, executive pay has increased dramatically over the past several decades and continues to grow as leaders are faced with managing business activities in increasingly complex and risky macroeconomic environments. According to Pearl Meyer’s annual research…
Read MoreBills We Are Watching This Session
Bills We Are Watching This Session Posted by Cascade Compliance Team on Monday, February 16, 2026 1:00 pm Tags: Alert, Compliance Oregon’s short legislative session is in full swing and includes several employment-related bills that we are currently monitoring. Here is a brief overview of what we are watching: Oregon HB 4089 – This bill expands…
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