Litigation

And just a few more new laws you may have missed...

By Stacey Mark

New laws affecting Oregon employers that may not have hit your computer screen yet:

HB 2254: Employers who receive a request for a current or former employee's personnel file must now respond within 45 days or face a possible administrative penalty of up to $1,000.

SB 946: Requires employers of six or more employees to provide employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking with unpaid leaves of absence to obtain legal or medical assistance or counseling.  This law became effective last May, but BOLI's final regulations went into effect on January 1, 2008.

The Oregon minimum wage increased to $7.95.

Full post as published by Northwest Business Litigation Blog on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).