Calvin L. Keith
- Employment litigation, including class actions
- Employment discrimination and disability law
- Wage and hour law
- Management labor law
Calvin L. Keith devotes his practice to representing private sector employers. He has represented employers in a variety of lawsuits including noncompetition, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, disability discrimination, and wage and hour claims.
Cal regularly provides advice and counsel to employers in high technology, manufacturing, and service industries with regard to such employment law issues as enforcement of noncompetition and nondisclosure agreements, wage and hour compliance, equal employment opportunity issues, and family and medical leave laws.
Cal is recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America. He is active in the ABA Labor Section, and is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Labor Section. He frequently speaks at a variety of seminars and training programs on employment related issues.
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1978
- University of Arizona, B.S. (Biology), magna cum laude, 1975
- Co-Editor, Oregon Employment Law Letter
- Contributing Editor, West Employment Law Letter
- Frequent speaker at presentations featuring employment law issues from management perspective
- Author, "Oregon issues temporary rules on wildfire smoke protection," Oregon Employment Law Letter, September 2021, and EHS Daily Advisor, August 12, 2021
- Author, "Time for a change: Oregon's Workplace Fairness Act goes into effect," Oregon Employment Law Letter, October 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, October 2, 2020
- Author, "Oregon infectious disease whistleblower gets her day in court," Oregon Employment Law Letter, September 2020, and HR Daily Advisor, August 28, 2020
- Author, "Pregnancy, Childbirth Accommodations Law Taking Effect in Oregon," HR Daily Advisor, December 18, 2019
- Author, "Compromise Bill Bringing Paid Family Leave to Oregon," HR Daily Advisor, July 19, 2019
- Author, "January 1, 2019, a Big Day for Oregon Equal Pay Act," HR Daily Advisor, December 17, 2018
- Author, "Overtime law changing for Oregon," Human Resources News, December 6, 2017
- Author, "Portland, Oregon, 'ban the box' ordinance takes effect July 1," Human Resources News, June 20, 2016
- Author, "Oregon court OKs unemployment taxes for independent taxi drivers," Oregon Employment Law Letter, January 2016, and HR.BLR.com, February 29, 2016
- Author, "Time for Oregon employers to prepare for 'ban the box' law," Human Resources News, December 7, 2015
- Author, "Oregon employers must prepare for statewide paid sick leave law," Human Resources News, June 26, 2015
- Quoted, "Obama takes steps toward requiring paid sick leave," Human Resources News, January 15, 2015
- Author, "Oregon court: 'Hostile work environment' remains difficult to define," Oregon Employment Law Letter, December 2014, and HR.BLR.com, January 8, 2015
- Author, "Oregon employers shouldn't freak out over new marijuana law," Human Resources News, November 5, 2014
- Quoted, "Engagement: Should it extend to contingent workers?" HR Hero Line, May 7, 2014
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers
- Oregon