With the rash of terminations and layoffs going on throughout the area, wrongful terminations are a hot topic. However, not all terminations, even if they feel wrong, are not always wrongful, which may make you wonder, what does a wrongful termination look like? One...
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Employment Law
Your rights after you have been fired
Oregon is an at-will employment state where a worker may be fired at any time for almost any reason except if the termination violates a contract or Oregon or federal law. Knowing your employment law rights if you lose your job is important for your career and...
What if an employer says a firing was not due to discrimination?
Employment discrimination and wrongful termination are serious charges that employers are not going to take lightly. In Oregon, employees or former employees who believe their treatment on the job violated state employment law should know how to prove their case so...
Was I subjected to employment discrimination in my job search?
Employment discrimination can occur for many reasons. This happens not just while a worker is already on the job, but during the hiring process. In Oregon, there are laws in place to protect workers and prospective workers. People who are trying to find work are...
Age discrimination in employment
Imagine working hard and performing well at work, only to find yourself out of a job because an employer believes you are too old. Unfortunately, age discrimination like this is very real and has devastating impacts on workers. So what rights and protections against...
What workplace discrimination does USERRA protect against?
Many of us are at least vaguely familiar with the fact that Oregon and federal laws prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy and disability. An often overlooked but very important federal law regarding...
Protected classes and discrimination in the workplace
Being treated unfairly at work is frustrating and distressing, especially if you believe you were wrongfully fired for discriminatory reasons. Whether you have rights under state and federal discrimination laws depends, in part, on whether you are in a protected...
Should you mediate your discrimination claim?
Workplace discrimination in Oregon should be taken seriously. It is illegal under federal law for your employer to discriminate against you because of your race, gender, sexual orientation or various other characteristics. Being a victim of discrimination can be a...
What evidence do you need to prove a retaliation claim?
Oregon is what is deemed an “at-will” state for employment. This means that employees can generally be terminated for almost any reason at any time. It also means that employees can quit at any time for any reason. It may seem like at-will employees have very few...
Sexual favoritism and harassment
In this post-#metoo world, most of us are familiar with sexual harassment and the wrongful termination that can occur as a result. However, what is not as commonly known is the wrongful termination that results from sexual favoritism. Sexual favoritism is not part of...