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- Medical Marijuana: Oregon Employers Left in Limbo - Again
Under Oregon’s Medical Marijuana (MM) law, there are 15,000 medical marijuana cardholders in Oregon, with another 3,100 applications pending.
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- Workers' Compensation Costs to Decrease in 2008...AGAIN
- Oregon’s unprecedented streak of low workers’ compensation costs continues through 2008
- November 14, 2007 Read More
- Reminder: Oregon Businesses Must Protect Consumer Information
- Business Implementation Guide Available
- November 14, 2007 Read More
- Trends for Economics
- Oregon’s Employment Department website is filled with interesting economic information.
- October 11, 2007 Read More
- Employment Law
- Bad news for Oregon employers
- June 28, 2007 Read More
- Call to Action!
- Trial attorneys are pushing HB 2909, a Lawsuit Promotion Act that would hurt the business climate in Oregon.
- June 8, 2007 Read More
- SB 465 Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Hearing
- The House Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rules held a hearing last week on SB 465.
- May 25, 2007 Read More
- AFL-CIO Bills Have Interesting Hearing
- HB 2891 - 2893 were heard on May 9 in the Senate Commerce Committee.
- May 11, 2007 Read More
- SB 465, Employers Medical Marijuana Bill Set for Hearing
- SB 465, the bill that will allow employers to enforce their drug and alcohol policies even if the individual has a medical marijuana card.
- May 11, 2007 Read More
- Deadline Sees Many Bills
- Bills must move from the chamber of origin to the floor by Monday, April 30th.
- May 2, 2007 Read More
- Victory for Unions in House
- Two of the three bills in a package addressing union organizing cleared the House this week.
- April 20, 2007 Read More
- Fate of Medical Marijuana Bill Uncertain
- SB 465, the bill that allows employers to enforce their drug and alcohol policies with workers possessing medical marijuana cards.
- April 6, 2007 Read More
Guiding Principles
- Promote an educated, trained and motivated citizenry.
- Promote market-friendly institutions by increasing competition and complementing innovation.
- Promote an efficient, effective and accountable government while maintaining stable government policies.
- Promote the health of Oregon's economy and business community by keeping taxes low and simple.
Board Directive
The AOI Board of Directors directs AOI to advocate for legislation that reduces regulations, removes or minimizes artificial controls on wages and benefits, increases the opportunity for entry-level employment, protects workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and protects the balance between providing benefits to workers and keeping costs low for employers.
Issues
The human resource issues addressed by the Employment Practices Council include:
- Civil rights
- Child labor
- Wage and hour
- Discrimination
- Workers' compensation
- Unemployment insurance
- Mandated employee benefits
- Occupational safety and health
- Collective bargaining
The Employment Council monitors the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Employment Department and several divisions of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, including the Insurance Division, OR-OSHA, and the Workers' Compensation Division.
How We Work
Membership on the AOI Employment Practices Council is open to all dues-paying members. Approximately 240 individuals from businesses of all types currently participate on the Council.
Council issues are divided by topic:
- Civil Rights and Wage and Hour Law
- Safety Issues
- Unemployment
- Workers' Compensation.
Meetings are held when issues arise during legislative sessions and in interim periods, meetings are used to develop statewide business policies for the AOI Board's consideration. Issues arise directly from the membership, from the Board, and on occasion, at the request of a legislator or the governor. The Council works through technical issues and, when possible, seeks common ground with Oregon's private sector unions.
