There might only be 6 (at most) among my readers who need this warning, but please tell your less internet-savvy family and friends to read the official CDC Alert on the Scam. They may need to be vaccinated against internet hoaxes and scams!
“Fraudulent emails referencing CDC-sponsored State Vaccination Program (December 1, 2009)
CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program…. “ (read full alert)
Do you have Oregon employement of labor law questions about:
1) Final paychecks?
2) On the job meal times?
3) Domestic worker compensation?
4) Home health care workers?
5) What about interns, students, whistle blowing, volunteers, religious accommodation, personnel files, crime victim leave, hours worked, or independent contractors?
BOLI FAQs have so many informative fact sheets that you might want to make yourself comfortable, grab a coffee, and settle in for some interesting online reading.
The Street Roots newspaper has an excellent print insert of local resources. That directory is now online, at the Rose City Resource website. We know how much work is involved compiling such a a list and we thank them for it.
Other social service resources for people without shelter:
1) Local non-profit directories: IIn Washington County we have this terrific Community Action site. Call your own 211 service or your public library for your local referrals.
Thank you to the Lane County Law Librarian for her help in compiling this information. (And check out her great Oregon legal research guides, too.)
SCRIP and LOCAL CURRENCIES
Questions about scrip or local currencies vary. For example:
The Oregon Court of Appeals decided this case about a teacher who wants to carry a concealed handgun, while teaching, on school property. The decision is dated November 18, 2009:
Jane Doe V. Medford School District (A137804)
“Medford School District 549C adopted a policy that prohibits its employees from possessing firearms on school district property or at school-sponsored events. Plaintiff, a school district employee who wishes to carry a handgun while teaching, initiated this declaratory judgment action challenging the lawfulness of that policy. The scope of that challenge is a narrow one: Plaintiff contends that the school district’s policy violates a statute, ORS 166.170, which she contends legislatively preempts the school district from regulating firearms in any manner. She sought a declaration in the circuit court to that effect. ORS 28.010 – 28.160. The school district moved to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim. The trial court granted the motion, concluding that ORS 166.170 does not preempt the school district from adopting its policy. The court entered judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint.
Think about this interesting debate (and nicely written blog post) while you’re reading the new book on Interpreting Oregon Law:
“Judges Calabresi and Easterbrook Face Off on How to Interpret Statutes
When interpreting statutes, does the Constitution require federal judges to act as agents of the incarnation of Congress that enacted the legislation or the present day Congress? That was the question before Judge Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and Judge Frank Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit at the Federalist Society’s annual debate luncheon this afternoon.
The Oregon Supreme Court : STATE v. TATE (SC S056904), 11/19/09
‘The issue in this criminal case is the proper interpretation of the term “corrections officer” as used in ORS 163.208(1),(1) which defines the crime of “assaulting a public safety officer” to include an assault on a “corrections officer.”’ — (Link to full case.)
“Williamsburg, Va. (Nov. 16, 2009) — Judge Gayle A. Nachtigal of the Circuit Court of Washington County, Ore., will be inducted into the National Center for State Courts’ Warren E. Burger Society….
The Warren E. Burger Society honors individuals who have volunteered their time, talent, and support to the National Center in exceptional ways. It is named for the former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who helped found the NCSC in 1971….” (link to full story)
I enjoyed this Oregonian story, not just because there are law library users amongst the parties, or because it takes place in this very interesting and creative place named Hillsboro, Oregon, but most of all because it is very funny. Don’t we all love the book or the movie where the little guy manages to win, despite the odds, through sheer stubbornness and persistence, not to mention smarts?
In this instance, it seems there were quite a few winners, and quite a few laughs – and even a peacock, about which I too know a little.
“Livestock in the city? Hillsboro crafts a creative compromise,” by Casey Parks, The Oregonian
November 16, 2009
I was thinking, for obvious reasons, about previous Presidential statements on sweeping changes to the Health and Welfare (and happiness pursuit) of the nation:
1) Presidential Statement on Signing the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935 (Roosevelt)
“Today a hope of many years’ standing is in large part fulfilled. The civilization of the past hundred years, with its startling industrial changes, has tended more and more to make life insecure. Young people have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age. The man with a job has wondered how long the job would last.
