German Sex-Toy Maker Awarded $2.2M Default Judgment Against Lora DiCarlo
Court documents say the current operational status of the Bend sex-tech startup is “entirely unknown.”
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Bend-based Lora DiCarlo promised to revolutionize the sex-toy industry with cutting-edge technology, feminist-friendly marketing and celebrity Cara Delevingne’s stamp of approval. In November the company abruptly shuttered. What happened?
Tactics: Christina Stephenson on Getting BOLI to Work
The commissioner-elect of the Bureau of Labor and Industries steps into her new role this month. In November we asked: What’s the plan?
Ag Overtime Bill Passes, But Farmers’ Groups Say They’ll Keep Fighting.
Some small farmers say Oregon’s new farmworker overtime law has them planning their exit strategy. Others hold out hope for a solution which accommodates them.
Court Rejects BOLI’s Position In Manufacturing Overtime Dispute
With certain exceptions, including supervisors and employees working in non-production areas, ORS § 652.020 provides that Oregon employees working in mills, factories, and manufacturing establishments are entitled to daily overtime at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of ten hours in a day. Generally, such employees also are … Read more
Business tip: Manufacturing employers can apply for daily overtime waiver
Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) allows manufacturing employers to apply for a waiver from Oregon’s 10-hour daily overtime requirements.