NEWS RELEASE: Upcoming employment law seminars will help employers navigate workplace rules, new protections

Fri Jan 13 11:14:05 PST 2017

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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<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/pages/t_sem_taseminar.aspx#EMPLOYERSEMINARSCHEDULE> 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<http://events.egov.com/eventreg/OR/event.htm?name=leavelawsinoregonportland1>

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<http://events.egov.com/eventreg/OR/event.htm?name=employmentlawupdateportland7>

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<http://events.egov.com/eventreg/OR/event.htm?name=newsupervisortrainingseriesportland6mo>

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<http://events.egov.com/eventreg/OR/event.htm?name=wagehourlawsportland2>

“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<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/pages/t_sem_taseminar.aspx#EMPLOYERSEMINARSCHEDULE>.

For more information about BOLI’s efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon’s workforce, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI.

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Charlie Burr
Communications Director
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045
Portland, Oregon  97232
Tel:  971-673-0788
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