I received an email late last night – a client of mine has been receiving calls from the “US Corporate Compliance” office. Should I be concerned, said client wrote, should I be worried about not being in compliance? The answer is that yes, you should be in compliance, but no, not with these folks. Three […]
Every reader of this blog knows I love two things: international affairs and wine. Combine them and I’m thrilled. Let me introduce you to the Portland Bologna Sister City Association! I first met the good folks at PBSCA when I was serving as Director of International Relations for the Mayor of Portland. One of my […]
March 15 is your deadline for submitting your property assessment to the appropriate county in Oregon. What’s a property assessment? It is an assessment for any property owned by your winery in each county. When is it due? The report itself is due March 15. If you’ve got an assessment, it’ll be due November 15. […]
On Monday we discussed the rare breed of employee which is totally exempt from overtime and minimum wage laws. The rest of the employees are “non-exempt,” meaning those laws do apply to them. But a law wouldn’t be a law without an exception, would there? Certain agricultural workers are exempt from overtime — that is, […]
The last thing you want to do as an employer is avoid thinking about wage and hour issues. You should always make sure that you have properly classified your employees as exempt or non-exempt and pay them accordingly. Knowing which classification an employee falls into will affect whether and how you pay minimum wage and […]
The OLCC is holding “listening sessions” throughout the state to find what the public is most concerned about. Listening sessions have already been held in Baker City, Eugene, Pendleton, and Salem. More listening sessions are scheduled for Wednesday and thereafter: Wednesday, February 18 7:00PM – 9:00PM ASHLAND Southern Oregon University, Stevenson Union1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Rogue […]
Earlier this week, we reviewed the licensing OLCC will promulgate rules concerning — but surely there will be more rules to come! Indeed. Many more. The OLCC will also most likely develop rules on the “seed to sale” tracking system. Colorado and Washington require inventory tracking software for their licensees. This ensures that taxes are properly […]
One interesting component of the rulemaking process is a document that the federal government drafted. The “Cole Memo” was given to states which decriminialized marijuana (to date, Colorado and Washington). The Cole Memo is an eight-point memo related to the concerns held by the federal DOJ. These eight points direct states to: Prevent distribution of […]
Although Measure 91 is effective 30 days from passage — that is, December 4, 2014 — the OLCC has quite a bit of time to promulgate its rules. The Act requires the OLCC to begin accepting license applications by January 4, 2016. These four types of recreational marijuana licenses include a producer (that is, a […]
My friend Harris calls me a rules kitten. And it’s true. I like know what rules are and how they are made. There are lots of laws and even more administrative rules. How fitting that I’m chair-elect of the Oregon State Bar Administrative Law Section! http://osbadmin.homestead.com/ Last week we discussed what OLCC is and how it […]