When Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, better known as the bailout package, it provided $700 billion in relief to the troubled financial industry. However, it also included many provisions that could benefit the nursery and greenhouse industry directly through tax incentives and other tax deductions. Steve Shropshire of the law firm […]
U.S. Chamber challenges new E-Verify rule
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Earlier we reported that thanks to Department of Homeland Security rulemaking, the use of E-Verify will be required of all federal contractors as of Jan. 16, 2009 (although there will be some exceptions). The date raised eyebrows because it will come less than a week before a new administration takes office. Now, The
Columbia County measure challenged (updated)
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Note: Item originally posted 11.Dec; updated 12.Dec with new stories Columbia County Measure 5-190 – the illegal-worker law modeled after Arizona’s controversial law – has been challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union and other plaintiffs. They made a filing on Thursday in Columbia County Circuit Court. Coverage: The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) – Story […]
Governor’s chief of staff visits nursery leaders
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Chip Terhune, chief of staff for Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, visited with members of the OAN Government Relations Committee yesterday. Association officials deemed it significant that the governor’s top aide would come to listen to the views and concerns of green industry leaders. “It speaks to the strength and credibility of our organization,” OAN Director […]
Is illegal worker law legal?
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Columbia County’s legal department has asked a Columbia County Circuit Court judge to rule on the legality of the proposed county ordinance which would enforce Measure 5-190, the illegal worker measure that passed in the Nov. 4 election. Now go back and read that again, carefully. Did you catch it? The court would rule on […]
No match saga continues
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Word came down over the weekend – the recently-revised Social Security No Match Rule, written by the Department of Homeland Security, will not go into effect before President-elect Barack Obama takes office. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer, who issued an injunction against the rule in October 2007, ruled that no decision should be made […]
Columbia County coverage
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The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) has a good article on the Columbia County (Ore.) illegal-worker law, which voters in that county approved Nov. 4. It includes the arguments pro and con, while also mentioning the analysis by that county’s legal staff. Articles posted at The Daily News Web site often get a lively string of […]
The unwelcome mat
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Are you an employer in Columbia County, Oregon? Employment law attorney Ron Guerra has analyzed that county’s new unauthorized worker ordinance, which was passed by the voters in the Nov. 4 election. Ron has recommendations about what you, as an employer, will need to do in light of this new law. You can also read […]
A split verdict in Columbia County (UPDATE)
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ORIGINALLY POSTED 2008.11.05 10:55 AM: The 2008 Election is over, and the post-election analysis has begun. That includes the presidential race as well as various down-ticket items, and in one of the latter, voters in Columbia County, Ore. have delivered a split verdict on two measures targeting undocumented workers. Measure 5-190 was approved with 57 […]
A ‘compliance nightmare’
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Employment law attorney Ron Guerra of the firm Jordan Schrader Ramis P.C. has issued his take on the latest proposed permutation of the No Match Rule, which was issued Oct. 23, 2008. He breaks it down in great detail, so if you are an employer affected by this rule, his analysis is well worth reading. […]
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