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OP-ED: Union organizing now a whole lot easier

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just made union organizing that much easier for workers who want to organize their workforces, issuing both a long-awaited regulation and a controversial decision […]

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OP-ED: Should businesses beware of service dogs?

Businesses across the state received a wake-up call last month after a Eugene convenience store was slapped with a $60,000 penalty by the state after the Oregon Bureau of Labor […]

OP-ED: What drives your decision-making process?

Business leaders make decisions every day, all day long. Some decisions are made in split seconds; others are agonized over for weeks or months. The act of decision-making is a […]

OP-ED: The unsuspecting impact of conflict

When thinking of conflict in construction, one might consider contract disputes and change orders; or heated discussions on the jobsite; or frustrations between the office and the field. Jobsite conflict […]

OP-ED: Ease those Ebola fears, employers

The Ebola virus outbreak has captured the attention of the American public like few other stories have in recent memory. You can’t help but hear about the deadly illness and […]

OP-ED: When business and kickball overlap

A recent court decision awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who was injured during a company kickball game, causing employers across the country to ask many questions. Could this […]

OP-ED: Identifying company-defining habits

Habits are regularly repeated behavioral patterns. They become our routines and our comfort zones. It’s estimated that 40-45 percent of our daily lives are habitual. These patterns of behavior are […]

OP-ED: Employee ‘isn’t disabled; he’s just a jerk’

A Hillsboro police officer who was fired for a series of interpersonal conflicts recently received some bad news from a federal appeals court. Although a jury had agreed with Matthew […]

OP-ED: Marijuana is legal in Washington; now what?

  The day has finally come. As of July 8, people in Washington state can legally purchase small amounts of marijuana and smoke pot privately without fear of criminal repercussions […]

OP-ED: The power of asking a good question

  An employee walks into your office with a problem. He outlines the challenges and obstacles he is facing on his project and asks for your advice. If you are […]

OP-ED: Tracking employees via GPS may generate TMI

  There are a lot of good reasons why employers might want to track company vehicles through a GPS monitoring device – from managing logistics and efficiency, to enforcing compliance […]