From charlie.burr at state.or.us Fri Jan 13 11:14:05 2017 From: charlie.burr at state.or.us (Burr, Charlie) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:14:05 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Upcoming employment law seminars will help employers navigate workplace rules, new protections Message-ID: <6376A41CAD6C3E4F8A65385BDA4072616E08AB65@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.gif at 01D26D8D.D4EACE20] For Immediate Release January 13, 2017 CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788 Upcoming employment law seminars will help employers navigate workplace rules, new protections BOLI compliance experts will focus on leave requirements, civil rights and wage and hour laws Portland, OR?The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) will conduct a series of employment law-focused seminars to help Oregon businesses understand workplace requirements so that they can stay compliant with state and federal law. The Portland seminars will include an employment law update, overview of Wage and Hour laws, and leave laws in Oregon. An additional six-session series for new supervisors will start Wednesday, January 25th. Attendees can secure spots for the seminars by visiting the agency?s website here or calling (971) 673-0824. Cost for the Employment Law Update is $35 per attendee. Half-day seminars are $75; full-day sessions are $185 per person. The six-session New Supervisor Training Series runs $305 per attendee. Jan 17-18 Leave Laws in Oregon Portland State Office Building (PSOB) 800 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97232 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check-in 8:30 am Register Here ?Jan 24 ?Employment Law Update ?Portland State Office Building (PSOB) 800 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97232 ?9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Check-in 8:30 a.m. ?Register Here ?Jan 25 ?New Supervisor Training Series - Portland (Part 1 of 6) ?Portland State Office Building (PSOB) 800 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97232 ?9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Check-in 8:30 a.m. ?Register Here Jan 26 Wage & Hour Laws Portland State Office Building (PSOB) 800 NE Oregon St Portland, OR 97232 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Check-in 8:30 a.m. Register Here ?Technical Assistance supports employers so that they can focus on creating jobs and contributing to local economies around the state,? said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. ?In the year ahead, our agency will offer a host of seminars targeted at what employers need to know to be successful.? In the past five years, BOLI has nearly tripled the number of public and on-site compliance seminars it conducts, with more than 250 now held each year. In addition, the number of employers calling the employer hotline has increased by 65 percent. Additional seminar schedules through June can be found online here. For more information about BOLI?s efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon?s workforce, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI. ### Charlie Burr Communications Director Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045 Portland, Oregon 97232 Tel: 971-673-0788 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 5043 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From charlie.burr at state.or.us Fri Jan 27 11:03:17 2017 From: charlie.burr at state.or.us (Burr, Charlie) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:03:17 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: BOLI directs $17,000 to 11 unpaid film crew workers and urges others to file claims Message-ID: <6376A41CAD6C3E4F8A65385BDA4072616E0932BD@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.gif at 01D2788C.5880B430] For Immediate Release January 27, 2017 CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788 BOLI directs $17,000 to 11 unpaid film crew workers and urges others to file claims "Our agency can help workers make ends meet when a business closes its doors," says Avakian PORTLAND, OR-The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has directed $17,835 to 11 unpaid employees working on the V Force: New Dawn of V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. film set, Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian announced today. The agency directed payments through the state's Wage Security Fund after the film became unable to meet payroll. The fund helps employees receive wages earned during the 60 days preceding a business closure if the employer is financially unable to pay. BOLI encouraged employees who've yet to be paid to contact the agency's Wage and Hour Division. "If you haven't been paid wages you've earned, you should contact our agency," said Labor Commissioner Avakian. "BOLI can help employees by directing resources through our Wage Security Fund even if a business has closed its doors. We will investigate and help workers secure back wages once we've verified amounts owed." Filming stopped around August of last year. Although 15 workers have filed wage claims - two were determined to be independent contractors not eligible for Wage Security Fund payments and two investigations are still open - many more are potentially eligible for payments. Investigators determine and verify how much, if any, is owed each worker. BOLI may direct a maximum of $4,000 to an individual worker for the wages owed during the roughly two month period prior to the closure. The fund covers only wages, not reimbursements for other expenses, such as kit fees and equipment rentals. Oregon finances the fund through a diversion of three cents per $100 of the state's employment tax paid by employers for one quarter (three months) every odd-numbered year. After BOLI distributes payments from the Wage Security Fund, the agency seeks to recover the wages owed from the business or successor. Oregon is one of only two states in the county to have a Wage Security Fund. For more information about BOLI's efforts to protect workplaces and support Oregon employers, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI. ### Charlie Burr Communications Director Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045 Portland, Oregon 97232 Tel: 971-673-0788 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 5043 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: