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Like-Kind Exchanges (Mostly) Survive Tax Reform
Before the enactment of the recent tax reform package—commonly known as, but not officially titled, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”)—every discussion of tax reform raised fears that Congress might repeal Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue...
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Trump NLRB Issues Multiple Pro-Employer Rulings, Impacting Both Nonunion and Union Employers
The new GOP majority on the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has overturned a series of Obama NLRB rulings that will give nonunion employers greater flexibility in enforcing workplace rules, including employment-at-will rules; limit union use...
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Transparency Counts: How Understanding Reporting Obligations Can Satisfy Donors and the IRS
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn attorney David Brandon had an article titled "Transparency Counts: How Understanding Reporting Obligations Can Satisfy Donors and the IRS" published in the Nonprofit Association of Oregon's member-exclusive new...
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Harassment in the Workplace: Five Portland Employment Lawyers on How Businesses Need to React
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn partner P.K. Runkles-Pearson was interviewed for a Portland Business Journal article titled "Harassment in the Workplace: Five Portland Employment Lawyers on How Businesses Need to React," published on December 6, 2017....
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You Better Watch Out: Employer Left Holding the Bag for Retaliatory Refusal to Hire Prospective Employee Who Had Sued Previous Employer for Discrimination
We all know that the Washington Law Against Discrimination (the “WLAD”) prohibits an employer from discharging, expelling, or otherwise discriminating or retaliating against a person because he or she has opposed practices forbidden by the WLAD. The...
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Deadline Looms for Mandatory OregonSaves Retirement Program
A new era in retirement saving is dawning on Oregon employees, and if your business employs 100 or more employees in Oregon, you must take action by November 15.If your company employs workers in Oregon and does not sponsor a retirement plan, you wil...
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