beyond the legal opinion
Executive Committee Member & Shareholder
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Peter’s practice focuses on litigation and counseling, with an emphasis on employment and commercial matters, including real estate and business disputes. He makes every effort to ensure that his clients fully understand the law and its practical impacts, counseling them on regulatory interpretation, employment contracts, non-competition agreements, trade secret protection, and labor relations and negotiations.
Peter has represented local, regional, and national clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Washington Human Rights Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. His representation has included cases involving:
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the KIDS Center and has been involved with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon and the Heart of Oregon Corps, providing these important organizations with pro bono legal services.
March 1, 2024
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE OREGON ASSOCIATION OF NUSERIES. FIRST PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY-MARCH ISSUE OF DIGGER On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor Department) published new guidance for determining whether a worker is an employee or an…
October 28, 2022
As most Oregon employers are aware, the long-awaited paid family and medical leave program begins January 1, 2023. Enactment of the paid leave program, now called Paid Leave Oregon, was delayed over the past few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the program is now set to begin with employers and employees paying into the program beginning January 1, 2023, and employees becoming eligible to apply for benefits September 3, 2023.
June 29, 2022
In an article published on June 24, 2022 in Vancouver Business Journal, Peter Hicks breaks down Washington State’s new Silenced No More Act.
