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Down in the Weed(s): Regulation of Hemp and Marijuana

Dan Lawler From our Spring 2020 e-newsletter The most recent United States Farm Bill, which Congress passed in 2018, reopened American farming and industry to hemp, a long-banned commodity currently experiencing a global surge in production. Oregon’s climate and soils are well-suited for hemp production and local governments throughout the state have received inquiries from […]

HB 2016 – Fact or Fiction?

Diana Moffat From our Spring 2020 e-newsletter *For a full list of the provisions of HB 2016 you can refer to LGLG’s previous newsletters and for a copy of the complete text of HB 2016 you can go here: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2016/Enrolled Where were you on June 27, 2018? Do you remember the Janus decision being announced that day? […]

Changes to Workplace Harassment Policies and Procedures Under Senate Bill 479

Dan Lawler From our Spring 2020 e-newsletter With the passage of SB 479 during the 2019 Legislative Session, public employers must make a variety of changes to the policies and procedures that they use to address workplace harassment. This article provides a general summary of the changes that the bill requires and how local governments […]

Pregnancy Accommodation Law

Christy Monson From our Winter 2020 e-newsletter Oregon has a new pregnancy accommodation law. These types of accommodation requirements should be pretty familiar to employers because the ADA and Oregon law already requires that we accommodate certain employees with disabilities. However, the new law now automatically extends these requirements to pregnant women who are not […]