It can be difficult to determine whether your business must pay an employee minimum wage and overtime. Generally, an employer must pay minimum wage and overtime to all "non-exempt" employees. What is an exempt employee, then?It is up to the employer to establish that...
Year: 2017
Five Things to Consider When Responding to a BOLI Complaint
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) responds to complaints filed by employees against their employers. Allegations range from failing to pay the correct amount in the employee's final paycheck to retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim or for...
Are Online Legal Forms A Good Idea?
Let's face it--lawyers can be expensive. Online forms and low-cost online legal help have become increasingly popular. When a transaction seems routine or you trust the person with whom you are entering into a contractual relationship, these online resources are...
Getting The Most Value Out Of Your Legal Counsel
In many business disputes the stakes are high. When it becomes clear that a dispute will be difficult to resolve, it may be time to seek legal counsel.Making the decision to hire an attorney is an important one. An attorney can prove to be one of your most value...
Partition Actions
How To Get Out Of Joint Ownership Of Property With Someone You Don't Get Along With AnymoreWhen a business or personal relationship goes south for parties who own property together, typically the last thing they want to do is to continue to be tied together by real...
When Emails Create Binding Contracts
When is an email not just an email? Perhaps when it unintentionally acts as your signature and forms a binding contract. If you send emails regularly for business purposes, you may have run into situations where you question whether an email created a legally binding...
Gathering Evidence To Win Your Business Dispute
A business dispute can become very costly and distracting thing to go through. When you are unable to quickly and fairly resolve a dispute on your own, it's time to look to a business attorney for guidance.Although laypersons like to think cases are won on the...
Does a Contract Have To Be In Writing To Be Legally Enforceable?
"Get it in writing" is good advice for anyone entering into a business relationship.A contract is a legally enforceable agreement that is made between two or more individuals or entities involved in some sort of transaction or business relationship. There are certain...
Avoiding Will Contests (And What to Do If You Are Involved In One)
No family wants to go through the agony of a will contest. Unfortunately these disputes are sometimes unavoidable.Any number of disagreements can arise during the process of administering a will after a family member dies. Some of these disputes center around whether...
Creating Effective Business Contracts
Behind every important business relationship or transaction is a business contract. A business contract should clearly identify the rights and obligations of each party, provide legal protections, protect trade secrets, contain a dispute resolution mechanism, and much...
