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Today, there are so many laws protecting employees and their jobs that a lot of employers feel they have no means to address attendance issues without risking a claim. Not only do we have the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but here in Oregon we have the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA).

Google the term “employee performance review” and you will quickly realize that the latest business trend is to ditch them entirely. But removing performance reviews entirely … is that really a smart business move for the majority of organizations?

Approaching retirement with too little money is unfortunate. Furthermore, getting sucked into the daily hype that has people jumping in and out of the stock market can be disastrous. The market will inevitably go down once in a while, but history proves that despite this, the long-term trend for the market is up. Taking that into account, the earlier an individual begins to invest, the better.

Continually evolving as an agency that is a person-centered provider of services to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, this nonprofit is relentless in bringing dreams to life.