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If your employer asked you to alter financial records to hide losses or inflate revenue, you may face a moral and legal choice. Refusing such orders can lead to unfair discipline or firing. In Oregon, you may have a wrongful termination claim if your firing was...
Discussing wages at work can feel risky, especially if your handbook says they are confidential. You may worry one conversation could cost you hours, a promotion or your job. If discipline follows a wage conversation, it may raise concerns about unlawful retaliation....
Losing your job unexpectedly can throw your life into chaos, especially if you believe your boss treated you unfairly. Unfortunately, many workers hesitate to fight back because they assume "at-will" employment means their boss can do whatever they want. In these...
Being let go from work without a reason may become a sudden blow to your career. This is often the case for many employees in Oregon, a state that follows an at-will employment system, meaning the employers can fire the employee at will. However, such termination...
Calling in sick should not put your job at risk. Oregon law gives most employees protected leave for specific health, family and safety reasons. If your employer penalizes you for using those hours, the timing may raise concerns about unlawful retaliation. How Oregon...
Losing a job suddenly creates immense stress and confusion. Acting promptly to preserve facts can ensure that the truth remains clear even if an employer attempts to rewrite the history of the event. Do you know which documents can help safeguard your rights? The...
Termination after an imaging or pathology error is crushing. Hospitals in Portland and across Oregon are quick to fire clinicians to limit liability. Now that you are facing both career and licensing risks, you need to act fast to protect your livelihood and your...
You notice your workload suddenly drops. Your manager stops including you in meetings and you feel invisible at work. This pattern has a name: Quiet firing. While it feels wrong, you might wonder if it crosses legal lines. To understand your rights, you first need to...
When letting an employee go, Oregon employers do not have to offer a broad severance package. They only must pay what they owe their employees for work done, and in some cases, they may have to offer limited ongoing benefits, such as COBRA health benefits. Still, many...
We all feel like we have a duty to help our coworkers and the public at large. This is the heart of whistleblower protections. And, if a worker is fired after reporting a safety issue, in short, they may have a retaliation claim. Whistleblowing statutes Oregon’s...