Recent Articles from Sarah Hale
OP-ED: Pay equity post-pandemic: steps to ensure legal compliance
Improving wages and other compensation may indeed fill open positions, but employers also must keep in mind the implications for internal pay equity.
OP-ED: A proactive employer can retool and respond to opioid crisis
Employers should revisit drug policies, drug testing protocols and medical emergency preparedness in order to keep their employees and workplace safe.
News
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $50.6 million in top bidders | Aug. 14, 2026
- Portland-based Hennebery Eddy Architects shifts leadership
- Portland OKs term sheet for Moda Center deal with Blazers
- $431 million infrastructure project proposed in Eugene
- Portland’s Centennial Mills on the verge of demolition
- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
Commentary
- Navigating system development charges in land use processes | Opinion
- A capital planning framework for healthcare projects | Opinion
- Small construction businesses accused of wiretapping | Opinion
- Expecting a big bang but witnessing only a whimper | Opinion
- Beware of when the debt collector comes calling | Opinion
- Assembly of a future workforce begins with an invitation | Opinion
- Beware of overlooking legal requirements for remote workers | Opinion
- Become a critical thinker and transform a workplace | Opinion
- Managing construction risks with international suppliers | Opinion
- A rally with many engines: the lesson of 2026’s first half | Opinion
- Oregon housing challenges persist despite sound and fury | Opinion
- When does an employee’s bullying become harassment? | Opinion








