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MANDATORY VACCINES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMTs, VOLUNTEERS Labor Relations Implications

Diana Moffat From our Summer 2021 e-newsletter On August 25, 2021, the Governor of Oregon issued a Temporary Administrative Order (PH 38-2021) which provides for “Vaccination Requirements to Control COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers and Healthcare Staff.” This Temporary Order is effective from 08/25/2021 through 01/31/2022, unless modified or extended. What we know as of August […]

Time to Dust Off Those Working Rules

Christy Monson From our Spring 2021 e-newsletter If your Board or Council hasn’t already done so, now is the time to find those Council or Board Rules (sometimes called Working Rules of Order), dust them off, and re-read them. Often edits are called for, both to clarify your governance processes and to customize them for […]

Understanding OR-OSHA COVID-19 Temporary Rules

(Cover Your Face – But Keep Your Eyes and Ears Open)   Carrie Connelly From our Spring 2021 e-newsletter It’s been over a year that we’ve stayed COVID compliant – and while some of us might be ready to relax, we’re not yet out of the woods. Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OR-OSHA) Temporary […]

Down in the Weed(s): Regulation of Hemp and Marijuana

Dan Lawler From our Spring 2020 e-newsletter The most recent United States Farm Bill, which Congress passed in 2018, reopened American farming and industry to hemp, a long-banned commodity currently experiencing a global surge in production. Oregon’s climate and soils are well-suited for hemp production and local governments throughout the state have received inquiries from […]