Staffing Administration Insights

Employees in Oregon are considered “at-will” employees, meaning that the employee can be terminated without warning, at any time, and for any reason or no reason at all.

Here is what you need to know about Oregon At-Will Employment.

As of January 2023, Oregon businesses must manage compliance with Oregon Paid Lave, a new paid leave law creating requirements regarding a state-paid leave fund. Oregon employers need to ensure they are prepared to comply with and understand the contribution rates as well as other responsibilities under the new legislation.

Paying employees is generally a simple concept. They work a certain number of hours, they get paid for those hours. However, certain circumstances can arise in which the question of "Do I need to pay employees for that?" can come up and be tough to answer. Driving and travel time are some of those complicated situations. 

Here is what employers should know about when to pay employees for travel time in Oregon.

Processing payroll in Oregon has a lot of moving parts. Before paying an employee in the state, you must consider several areas of Oregon Payroll Law, including the minimum wage, hours worked, overtime, allowed deductions, payroll tax, and more.

Oregon employees need to be compensated for all "hours worked". However, in order to maintain compliance and process payroll in Oregon, employers need to understand what is considered "hours worked". 

Here is everything you need to know about what time is paid in Oregon:

Health coverage is an important component of a happy life and mental well-being. In turn, employees with affordable health care are more productive and engaged in their work. Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nearly 1 in 5 Oregonians lacked health care coverage. Today, 95% of Oregon residents have coverage. Here is how the ACA has impacted Oregon.

The Washington Cares Fund is a long-term insurance program developed by the state legislature to address the future long-term health care crisis. The program aims to provide Washington employees with affordable, long-term care insurance benefits that any eligible member can use for a wide range of long-term healthcare needs.

Oregon OSHA Division II covers general rules regarding health and safety. While its subdivisions pertain to specific safety hazards, they do not pertain to any singular industry. The following guide, while not a complete overview, outlines the most important and most commonly applicable provisions for Oregon employers.

Extraordinarily high heat and temperatures have been growing trend in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. To make matters worse, wildfires and the fallout effects from them have also been impacting the region. As part of an ongoing effort to protect employees from the dangers presented by the extreme heat and wildfires, Oregon OSHA has issued three new rules/laws for employers to observe.