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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Readers of this blog know that we speak about wrongful termination frequently. Indeed, we discussed it in a recent blog post, where we examined what happens after your initial wrongful termination filing. In this post, we will focus on attempts employers make to avoid...
Oregon is an at-will employment state, meaning that, generally speaking, your employer has the right to fire you for any reason, or for no reason at all. There are exceptions to this law that protect you from being fired for an illegal reason. Your firing could be...
Readers of this blog know that we post often about wrongful termination and sexual harassment. Indeed, a recent post spoke specifically about wrongful termination in at-will states. In that post, we explained some of the reasons a termination can qualify as wrongful,...