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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
There’s good news for job seekers and entrepreneurs today. Today, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule, which would add part 910 to title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations concerning various forms of unfair competition. That previous sentence sounds pretty dry, but
Most employment manuals, offer letters, and policies contain repeated statements that read something like: “Employment at XYZ Corporation is at will. This means that either party to the employment relationship, both you and XYZ Corporation, may end the relationship at any time, for any reason
Here’s a quick link to my recent post on LinkedIn, cautioning about the effects of deteriorating morale on scheduling as the pandemic wanes. Is it really the case that a 3:2 office-home hybrid schedule for a typical white-collar job produces the best amount of productivity
It has come to my attention that the website was down from January 31, 2022 through today, February 2, 2022. I regret the technical problems and am pleased to announce they have apparently been resolved. In the future if there are issues, you may contact
Today (13 January 2022) the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two decisions in National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Department of Labor and Biden v. Missouri. The NFIB case deals with the Federal mandate that all employers with 100 or more employees require that their
Attention clients and counsel and others! Gunderson Employment Law now has enhanced text message functionality. For those who wish to communicate with me quickly, if you receive e-mail from me you will find in my signature block a special dedicated number to add to your
On Monday, Judge Michael H. Simon of the U.S. District Court of the District of Oregon issued a fifty-five page opinion ruling on a variety of challenges to the State of Oregon’s vaccine mandate, which is applicable to a variety of public and private employees.