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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="185" height="60" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.gif@01CF1DBD.D6571750"></span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 30, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">Upcoming Eastern Oregon seminars will help employers navigate civil rights, wage and hour laws<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">“We want to help employers so that they can focus on growing their operations,” says Avakian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Portland, OR—Five upcoming seminars in Ontario, Baker City and Enterprise will help eastern Oregon businesses and organizations navigate often complex state and federal law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Attendance at the seminars – conducted by the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and sponsored by the Oregon Economic Council – will be limited, so employers are strongly encouraged to pre-register with the
contacts listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“We want to be a resource for businesses and organizations,” said Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian. “Experts from our technical assistance program will answer people’s questions and provide
important tools for employers so that they can concentrate on growing their operations.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Each year, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) fields more than 20,000 calls from employers seeking guidance on regulatory issues. The seminars will feature subject matter experts ready to answer questions
and provide insight on topics of frequent interest to employers large and small.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Seminar 1: </span></b><span style="color:black">Civil Rights Overview: What Employers Need to Know<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The first seminar in Ontario will focus on civil rights law, including harassment, discrimination, documentation, discipline and discharge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Where</b>: <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Treasure Valley Community College,
</span></strong>Ontario<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>When:</b> Monday, Feb. 3rd (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:carlos.j.soriano@state.or.us">
carlos.j.soriano@state.or.us</a> or call (541) 889-5394 x 239<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Registration: </b>$80<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Among the most frequently litigated workplace disputes are those that arise out of disciplinary actions and employee terminations. The Ontario session will provide employers with the
knowledge and tools to properly document employee performance, keep employees on track, and fairly and swiftly handle a termination.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Seminar 2:</span></b> Legal Hiring Practices<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This seminar will include an overview of at-will employment and its exceptions, job interviews and legal hiring laws, and starting new employees on solid footing as they begin their new positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Where:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">City of Baker City Council Chambers, 1655 First St Baker City</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>When: </b> Tuesday, February 4 (8:30 a.m. to noon)
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:Candace.l.roberts@state.or.us">
Candace.l.roberts@state.or.us</a> or call (541) 523-6331 x 224<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <b>Registration: </b>$50 in advance, $60 at the door<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Seminar 3:</span></b> Wage and Hour Laws<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A BOLI expert will discuss meal and break periods, timekeeping, overtime, deductions, minimum wage, final paychecks, payroll, child labor, the proper use of interns, and a host of other wage and hour issues that
affect employers and Oregon businesses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Where<span style="color:black">:</span></b><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:black">TEC Classroom, Prairie Creek Center, 104 S. Litch St., Enterprise</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>When: </b> Wednesday, Feb 5th (8 a.m. to noon)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:Courtney@viridianmgt.com">
Courtney@viridianmgt.com</a> or (541) 426-4972 x 362<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Registration: </b>$50 <span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Seminar 4:</span></b> Documentation, Discipline and Discharge<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This seminar will help employers understand what they need to know about disciplining and discharging employees while steering clear of potential workplace violations.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Where:</b> <span style="color:black">
La Grande Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>When: </b> Thursday, Feb 6th (8 a.m. to noon)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>RSVP:</b> teri.k.berry@state.or.us or (541) 963-7111 x 230<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Registration: </b>$50 <span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Seminar 5:</span></b> Civil Rights Overview: What Employers Need to Know About Harassment<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This Pendleton seminar will focus on civil rights law, including harassment, discrimination, documentation, discipline and discharge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Where:</b> <span style="color:black">Pendleton City Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>When: </b> Friday, Feb 7th (8:30 a.m. to noon)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>RSVP:</b> scott.a.odman@state.or.us or (541) 276-9050<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b>Registration: </b>$50 <span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“We expect strong demand for these seminars, so if you are an employer seeking information to help your business and organization, please sign up soon to secure your attendance,” said BOLI Program Coordinator Joseph
Tam. “We want Oregon employers to be successful so that they can support local jobs and communities.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For more information about BOLI’s efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon’s workforce, visit
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI">http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI</a><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, OR 97232-2180<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(971) 673-0788 wk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(503) 913-5407 cell.<o:p></o:p></p>
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