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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a for­eign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it ap­pears to take effect immediately.

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Establishing Residency Outside of Oregon for Personal Income Tax Purposes
 

Matthew Bender & Company, Inc

May 1, 2008
 
Joshua Husbands - Portland

Due to Oregon's onerous state income tax, a practitioner may find that some clients will attempt to establish that they are not residents of Oregon but are instead residents of neighboring Washington, which imposes no state income tax on it residents. However, the process of changing one's residence for tax purposes is more difficult than simply purchasing a house in Washington.

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