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Business Law Updates: New Reporting Requirements

The federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires companies to file Beneficial Ownership Information Reports with the US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) unless they meet an exemption.  While the rules are designed to combat money laundering, these rules create reporting obligations for nearly all small businesses.  PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU NEED ANY… Read more »

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New Salary Minimums for Exempt Employees

New Salary Minimums for Exempt Employees

Updated July 13, 2024 Increase to Salary Minimum Requirement for Exempt Employees Effective July 1, 2024, the minimum salary requirement for executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) employees was increased from $684 per week ($35,568 per year) to $844 per week ($43,888 per year).  This means that employees who have been classified as exempt under the… Read more »

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New DOL Rule and OFLA Employee Notice

New DOL Rule and OFLA Employee Notice

Updated March 11, 2024 Increase to Salary Minimum for Exempt Employees In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) proposed a significant increase to the minimum salary requirement for executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) employees to be exempt from overtime pay requirements. After a long process that resulted in some changes, the rule has… Read more »

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Oregon 2024 Employment Update

Oregon 2024 Employment Update

Updated March 11, 2024 Once again, the Oregon Legislature made big changes to Oregon’s most significant leave laws: the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). As explained below, most of the changes made by SB 1515 are welcome and should make things easier for employers. The overall goal of the bill… Read more »

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Avoid Disaster With Your Single-Member LLC

Avoid Disaster With Your Single-Member LLC

Updated July 17, 2023 A business can become paralyzed when the single member of a member-managed LLC becomes incapacitated or dies. In these troubled economic times, even a short paralysis may cause a business to collapse. This problem may be avoidable by (1) organizing a single-member LLC as manager-managed and (2) drafting an operating agreement… Read more »

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Oregon 2023 Employment Update

Oregon 2023 Employment Update: What You Need to Know

Updated January 12, 2023 Employment Law Updates Summarized below are newly effective laws and important reminders for Oregon employers.  Employers should review their current policies, practices and procedures to ensure they are aligned with these changes. OFLA You might recall that the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) expanded in a few important respects at the beginning of… Read more »

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Legal Updates and Resources Regarding COVID-19

Legal Updates and Resources regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Hershner Hunter is committed to providing up-to-date guidance and legal resources to our clients during this time. Most Recent Archive of Legal Updates Labor and Employment Employee Benefits Foreclosures/Evictions Real Estate/Leasing SBA FINANCING Healthcare Providers Business Interruption

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Oregon Family Leave Act 2022 Update

OFLA 2022 Update

Updated January 1, 2022 On January 1, 2022, the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) expanded in a few important respects, which are summarized below.  Employers should review their current policies, practices, and procedures to ensure they are aligned with these changes. Eligibility for Employees Rehired or Reinstated After Furlough or Separation Before January 1, OFLA… Read more »

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Update

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Update

Updated December 17, 2021 Late Friday, December 17, 2021 the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a court-ordered pause of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which implements “vaccinate or test” requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees (see our earlier post about the ETS’s… Read more »

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Recent COVID-19 Related OSHA Mandate

Recent COVID-19 Related OSHA Mandate

Updated November 9, 2021 On November 4, 2021, Federal OSHA released the long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating all employers with 100 or more employees to either require their workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022, or participate in weekly testing.  Then, on November 7, 2021, the US Court of Appeals… Read more »

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