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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 »
Updated September 18, 2026 Hershner Hunter attorneys successfully convinced the Oregon Court of Appeals that developers are not required to pay prevailing wage rates when constructing affordable housing with repurposed materials. This appellate decision provides much needed clarity to the law in Oregon and to the developers who take on affordable housing projects, protecting the… Read more »
Updated July 21,2026 Hershner Hunter Attorneys successfully recovered trade secrets and other information taken by a departing employee at White Bird Clinic in Lane County. The clinic provides medical and behavioral health services and has been a national model for community crisis intervention. News coverage Lookout Eugene KLCC KEZI News
Updated July 17, 2026 In one of the first collegiate “name, image and likeness” (NIL) cases in the country, Hershner Hunter successfully recovered funds from a former student athlete who elected to transfer and refused to reimburse the University for payments he had received. News Articles Oregon Public BroadcastingOregon files lawsuit seeking $10,000 from former… Read more »
Updated July 13, 2026 Hershner Hunter Attorneys helped secure a landmark victory for Eugene Emergency Physicians. By successfully representing the physicians in their challenge to a national staffing company’s takeover, Hershner Hunter protected independent medical judgment, preserved local physician leadership, and helped establish an important legal precedent that reinforces patient care over corporate control. News… Read more »
Updated October 17, 2025 Summarized below are newly effective or soon to be 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. Transparency in Deductions – SB 906 Effective January 1, 2026, in addition to the current requirement to provide… Read more »
Updated November 2, 2024 With fall upon us, we want to briefly highlight some of this summer’s most important legal changes affecting Oregon healthcare organizations. MSO and Noncompete Changes HIPAA Reproductive Rule H-1B Visa Fee Increase It is unclear if that exemption will be granted and how these new requirements will be implemented, so stay… Read more »
Updated April 11, 2025 Corporate Transparency Act Scope Narrowed to Foreign Companies In what may be the final twist, on March 21, the U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule exempting domestic companies from the Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This means that… Read more »
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 »
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 »
