In early 2020, most businesses found themselves unexpectedly pivoting their focus to unprecedented operational, workforce, supply chain, and legal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have had to prioritize those issues the past few years, and may not have had much, if any, time and resources available to devote to other non-pandemic-related employment law changes. Even as the pandemic eases, many businesses and human resources departments are still stretched thin and struggling to catch up with these changes while navigating and adapting to new workplace dynamics and expectations. However, Oregon businesses also recognize—perhaps to a greater degree than ever—that ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations is a critical component not only to liability risk prevention but also to their retention and recruiting efforts in a highly competitive post-pandemic labor market.
To help businesses identify potential compliance gaps coming out of the pandemic, we’ve prepared a summary of non-pandemic-related employment law changes affecting many Oregon employers since 2020.
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