Spring Checklist

We can't believe it's Spring either, but it's here and so is your Spring Cleaning checklist ... Read on.

Supreme Court Issues Pregnancy Discrimination Decision

Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in the Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. case. The case involved a pregnancy discrimination claim made by Peggy Young when she was a UPS driver. While Young was pregnant and working for the company ... Read on.

Hot Compliance Question

Question:  I was reading an article the other day about doing pre-employment personality or cognitive ability tests as a way of screening applicants. Are there any legal considerations with doing this?  Answer.

Light-duty Work Offers

Offering light-duty or modified work to an injured worker is a great way of limiting time-loss benefits. However, did you know there are specific regulatory requirements that must go into a light-duty work offer? If this process is not followed ...  Read on.

Five Things You May Not Know About Kingsford Manufacturing - Featured Member

Cascade is pleased to showcase Kingsford Manufacturing of Springfield, an organization that inspires leadership development and success within all levels of the organization ...  Read on.

Have You Noticed That Your FMLA Forms Are Expired?

Your FMLA forms recently expired. They originally expired on February 28, 2015, and then again on March 31, 2015 after the Department of Labor extended their use. So what should you do now?  Read on.

City of Portland Considers Ban-the-Box Ordinance

The City of Portland is considering a ban-the-box ordinance that would prevent private employers from asking about criminal convictions on applications. The city already passed this rule for its own applications for certain city jobs. Not only would private employers be prohibited from asking about criminal convictions on an application ...  Read on.

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

The most recent update to the Consumer Price Index data for Pacific Cities and U.S. City average was March 24, 2015 for February data.  
View CPI table.

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