The Technical Assistance for Employers Program (TA)
helps employers comply with state and federal labor and employment laws. TA offers both free and low-cost resources to Oregon employers, from customized on-site seminars to answers by telephone and email. Our informative handbooks cover topics like "Wage and Hour Laws" and "Leave Laws in Oregon", while other products like our fact sheets, advice columns and posters can be easily obtained online.
Handbook on Policy Writing Guidelines Now Available
Newly revised for 2012!
The Technical Assistance for Employers Program has released another new resource to help Oregon employers and support their success. This convenient reference manual can help employers to avoid claims of discrimination or creating unintended "contracts" and promote fair and consistent personnel decisions that are made more efficiently and backed with well-crafted written policies.
Policy Writing Guidelines is a concise guide to crafting clear, effective policies that communicate your practices and help you prevent unnecessary legal claims. The text includes dozens of sample policies and answers to frequently asked questions. Every Oregon employer should have at least one copy on hand, so order yours today.
Introducing Child Labor Laws, a new handbook for Oregon employers that zeros in on the child labor specific requirements of both state and federal wage and hour law.
Get the all-in-one-place resource you need for understanding and applying child labor law requirements on topics like Oregon's annual Employment Certificate, age verification, working conditions, and hours of work limitations. Take advantage of clear discussions on how child labor laws handle volunteers, students, trainees, as well as parental and agricultural exemptions. Child Labor Laws includes a straightforward process for determining what work a minor employee can lawfully perform on the job and includes an extensive description of prohibited hazardous occupations. Detailed table of contents and full index. 77 pages. $15.
The newly revised and updated 2012 Civil Rights Laws Handbook focuses on the employment aspects of Oregon law, defining protected classes, theories of discrimination and outlining discrimination-free personnel practices. Make sure you have the information you need on topics like state and federal family leave laws, what to do about sexual harassment, race and national origin discrimination, and reinstatement rights.
Our Wage and Hour Laws handbook provides all the basic information employers need on Oregon's wage collection laws, minimum wage, overtime, and child labor. Topics include compensable work hours, paydays, final paychecks, lawful deductions, meal and rest periods, minimum wage, exempt employee classification, and child labor laws. 102 pages. $40.00.
GINA, the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,
went into effect over a year ago, but the EEOC just recently issued final regulations that became effective on January 10, 2011. Get the answers to frequently asked questions about GINA by clicking "Employer Advice Columns" link to the left or check out a recent public radio piece by TA's own Jeff Burgess!
No longer a legal basis for most employment decisions
Effective July 1, 2010, most employers can no longer legally obtain or use an applicant or employee's credit history information for employment purposes.
The Technical Assistance for Employers program offers a variety of training seminars for Oregon employers, supervisors, managers, and human resource professionals. Our expert trainers work closely with bureau enforcement divisions in order to provide you with educational seminars that cover the latest developments in employment law. BOLI seminars - an effective and proactive way to help keep your organization in compliance and out of court!
Interested in scheduling an on-site training for your company, organization or agency? We can train your entire workforce or a select few with a session custom tailored to meet your specific needs - on your schedule!
ALL NEW Worker Classification Handbook for 2012 is NOW AVAILABLE!
Employee Classification & Wage and Hour Exemptions --New for 2012
Misclassification of employees - both as "non-employees" and as "exempt" - has created some of the most fertile ground for employment law disputes and litigation in recent years. Oregon law often requires state agencies to assess back taxes, penalties, and interest against employers that misclassify workers.
Get a solid grasp on the legal criteria used to determine which of your workers are employees - and which are not. Nail down which of your employees qualify for exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements.
Featuring commonly asked questions, legislative updates and a complete index, this new handbook provides a comprehensive "go-to" guide for the worker classifications and the wage and hour exemptions available to Oregon employers. Spiral bound / opens flat for easy reference. 80 pages $30.00
In addition to the new Leave Laws in Oregon Handbook, BOLI's Technical Assistance Program offers a variety of handbooks on employment law topics, including civil rights law, wage and hour laws, family leave laws and policy writing guidelines. Workplace posters can also be purchased from Technical Assistance.
The Technical Assistance for Employers Program (TA)
Newly revised for 2012!
New for 2012!
Available for Purchase Now!
Revised and Updated for 2012!
GINA, the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,
No longer a legal basis for most employment decisions
