5/22/2019
In March, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that parties who principally enforce security interests are not “debt collectors” within the broader meaning of that term under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. READ MORE
4/30/2019
OregonSaves is a new employee retirement savings program that requires action by all Oregon employers. READ MORE
4/23/2019
Strategic Link partner FWW will discuss overdraft fee litigation and share recommendations to guide credit unions. READ MORE
4/10/2019
Business attorneys Gustavo Cruz, Mark Wada, Dean Sandow, David Ludwig and Paul Migchelbrink quoted in Portland Business Journal article on M&A Law and what lies ahead. READ MORE
3/13/2019
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. DOL announced its long-awaited proposed rule to update the White Collar Exemptions from overtime. The DOL proposed to rescind the 2016 rule and propose a new rule. READ MORE
10/1/2018
This summer the United States Supreme Court clarified the scope of 11 USC § 523(a)(2)(A) in its largely unanimous opinion in Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling, 138 S.Ct. 1752 (2018). READ MORE
6/1/2018
In a unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court finally clarified the limits of certain avoidance powers of bankruptcy trustees in transactions involving financial intermediaries. READ MORE
4/25/2018
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself and ruled that an employee's prior salary does not constitute a "factor other than sex" which can support a pay differential between a male and female employee performing comparable jobs. READ MORE
3/19/2018
On Friday March 16, 2018 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its long-awaited decision on the FCC's 2015 ruling on autodialers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). READ MORE
1/12/2018
2018 is rolling forward quickly and both Oregon and Washington employers need to take steps to comply with new state employment laws. READ MORE