Portland, Oregon Employment Lawyer, Wrongful Termination, Discrimination, Harassment, Whistleblower, and Other Cases
A lot of employers put new-hires on “probationary periods” of an initial 90 days or 180 days. A termination falling within this period of time is something that a lot people call me up and feel is important to mention. I also I got a
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the issue and have come to the conclusion that my firm’s resources are just about fully extended. Therefore, I’m suspending taking on most new cases on behalf of employees, at least until I can be confident that
Sometimes I get calls from people on the very day that they have lost their job. They’re confused, they’re upset, they don’t know what to do. And they’re not even my clients yet! Generally, the first thing you should do is request a copy of
One of the notions that I frequently encounter is the idea that “They can’t fire you while you’re on medical leave.” That’s not quite true. It would be more accurate to say “They can’t fire you because you’re on medical leave.” As with so many
Heads up. If you make a call to my firm, I will respond to that call. But the fact is, I may not do so quickly. I am often away from my office. I am often in court, meeting with people, or running personal errands.
For some reason that is not clear to me, merchants reaching out to the LGBTQA+ community, either through marketing or with themed products on offer, have become politicized by what I am confident is a small but vocal group of people whose motivation strikes me
As I’ve written before, “termination” means “end,” and the employment relationship ends in a situation where the employee voluntarily resigns. So, one word that accurately describes a situation when an employee voluntarily resigns from a job is “termination.” The employee in that situation might be
On the one hand, I see reports that the national unemployment rate is 3.5% — that’s the lowest rate it’s been at since 1969. But I’m getting calls and inquiries at a rate that I am having difficulty keeping up with them. I’ve begun posting
Quick note to potential new clients. Specifically, there seem to be a lot of you all of a sudden. I’m not sure if this means I’m getting more referrals, moving up in the SEO rankings, or if there’s simply an increase in demand for people
I was recently called to jury duty. I spent two days uncharacteristically dressed casually in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, seeing a side of things which normally, I don’t. It ought to surprise no one that I wasn’t picked to serve on jury. This seems