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Dennis Westlind
Phone: (503) 294-9221
900 SW Fifth Ave.
Suite 2600
Portland
OR
97204
United States
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About
Dennis Westlind practices in the Stoel Rives LLP Labor and Employment group. He keeps it upbeat at this blog on employment issues, providing several pop culture references and easily understandable commentary in explaining complex labor and employment headlines. Based in the firm’s Portland office, Dennis represents employers in both state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies and in both private and public arbitrations.
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Oregon Bar Association
- Washington Bar Association
- Multnomah Bar Association
Education
- J.D. University of Michigan; 2000 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)
- Ph.D. Lund University, Sweden; 1996
- B.A. University of Oregon; 1991 (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Bar Admissions
- Oregon State Bar
- Washington State Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Recent Articles
Supreme Court: Disparate Impact Plaintiffs Can Sue Based on the Application of the Discriminatory Practice
The Supreme Court today issued a judicial smackdown to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, unanimously reversing its decision in Lewis v. City of Chicago (as we suggested it should when we reviewed the details of this case back in October!). Briefly put, the plaintiffs are a group of...
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Oregon Mandatory Meeting Law
Last week a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking SB 519, the Oregon law the prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meeting about, among other things, labor unions. Click here to read the District of Oregon's opinion in Associated Oregon Industries v....
Supreme Court To Decide Scope of Cat's Paw in Employment Cases
Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Staub v. Proctor Hospital to address the question of when an employer may be held liable in “cat’s paw” situations, where an employee with unlawful intent influences a decisionmaker but is not involved in making the...
Oregon Supreme Court: Employers Are Not Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana
Yesterday the Oregon Supreme Court conclusively ruled that employers are not required to accommodate the use of medical marijuana in the workplace, ending years of doubt and confusion on this critical issue. Click here to read the Court’s opinion in Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Bureau...
IRS Issues HIRE Act Affidavit
The Internal Revenue Service released yesterday Form W-11, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Employee Affidavit. Employers can use the form to claim the special payroll tax exemption that applies to many newly hired workers during 2010. Click here to...