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Membership Renewal Time?

NWEEO is an organization dedicated to providing information and education on Equal Opportunity Employment and Diversity. We look forward to continuing to provide meaningful information to Human Resource practitioners in the greater Portland, Oregon business community.


If you currently have a vacancy that our membership would be interested in, please email us the information, and we will post it for FREE!  Full text & links for HR related positions will be posted; non-HR related jobs will be listed by organization and position name, with a link to the organization's recruitment webpage. This resource is available to members at no charge. Non-members may post positions for a one-time, $100 fee, which will allow posting privileges for the calendar year. A great way to reach your specific target audience!!


Do you need to update your membership information? Has your employer or address changed? Have some information that should be on this website? Please let us know! admin@nweeo.org


Upcoming Events

Employment Law Update

Don't miss NW EEO's Employment Law Update with Rick Liebman and Karen O'Connor of Barran Liebman LLP. Rick and Karen will cover the latest developments in statutes and regulations, including the new GINA statute, the potential impact of the ADAAA regulations of the EEOC as well as recent case decision in EEO, and other hot topics of labor and employment law. This program will summarize a very rapidly changing legislative and regulatory landscape.

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2010
Time 8:00 a.m. - Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Program
Location: Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon, Portland, OR; Free parking available.
Cost:  $45 for NW EEO members
$60 for Non-members
RSVP: Before March 9, 2010

Richard F. Liebman: Rick has been representing employers for 38 years in labor and employment law. Rick received both his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He is admitted to practice in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. He is former chair of the NW EEO/Affirmative Action Association and the Oregon State Bar's Labor Law Section. He is management editor of the Oregon State Bar's book and supplements entitled, Labor and Employment Law, and is an instructor in EEO law at Portland State University's Professional Development Center. He has been selected repeatedly by his peers for listing in the Best Lawyers in America (1995-present). Rick was also elected by his national colleagues as a national fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and is ranked #1 (with partner Paula Barran) for Labor and Employment Lawyers in the State of Oregon by Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2007. In 2003, he was named as the recipient of the Oregon State Bar Labor Section's first "Distinguished Service" award. In 2004, Rick was also named as the first recipient of the "Management Practitioner of the Year Award" by the Industrial Relations Research Association, and is ranked as one of the top 50 lawyers in Oregon by SuperLawyers (2007). Rick was named 2010 Labor And Employment Lawyer of the Year in Portland, Oregon by The Best Lawyers in America.

Karen L. O'Connor: a partner at Barran Liebman LLP, represents management in employment and labor law matters. Karen concentrates her practice in the areas of employment litigation and employment-related advice, and is a frequent trainer on human resources issues, including drug and alcohol policies and testing, wage and hour issues, discrimination, harassment, the Americans with Disabilities Act and leave law issues. Her litigation practice includes representing clients in federal and state court, as well as in front of BOLI and the EEOC. She received her J.D. degree from University of Oregon, where she acted as the Editor in Chief of the Oregon Law Review and was the recipient of the Wayne Morse scholarship. She served as a judicial clerk to The Honorable Malcolm F. Marsh, of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon from 1995 to 1997. She is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington



To Register:
  • Reply by e-mail,
  • Call 503.266.5035,
  • Send a check to NW EEO, PO Box 1183, Canby, OR 97013
  • Pay via PayPal,
      $45 - Member
      $60 - Nonmember
  • Or submit the following information to have us send you an invoice:
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