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Late last week a federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule increasing the salary threshold for exempt employees, which was set to increase for the second time on January 1. 2025. Further, the judge also overturned the first increase under this rule that took effect July 1 ...

On August 20th, a federal judge struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Rule that was set to take effect on September 4th....

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its non-compete rule that virtually bans non-compete agreements and supersedes all state laws relating to non-compete agreements. This rule is set to take effect on September 4th. However, there are legal challenges ....

Beginning July 1st, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule regarding “white collar” salary exemptions from overtime requirements is set to take effect. Under DOL’s new Final Rule, to be exempt from overtime ....

Senate Bill 1515A, passed in March 2024, made significant changes to the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Beginning July 1, 2024, OFLA will only cover the following qualifying reasons ....

As a reminder, there are major changes coming to the Oregon Family Medical Leave Act (OFLA) beginning on July 1st.  Due to these significant changes, employers need to be prepared with updated forms and policies, which includes separating out OFLA and FMLA for eligible employers ....

The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has issued temporary administrative rules addressing existing Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) claims for reasons that will no longer be covered by OFLA as of July 1, 2024. As a reminder, beginning July 1, 2024, OFLA will transition to only cover .....

In January of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rulemaking that would virtually ban non-compete agreements and supersede all state laws relating to non-compete agreements. On April 23, 2024, the FTC finalized the rule with some modifications ...