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Sherman Sherman Johnnie and Hoyt, LLP provides legal services to individuals and businesses in Oregon, Washington, and throughout the country from its base in Salem, Oregon.
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Published on July 20, 2020.
On June 30, 2020, Governor Brown signed House Bill 4204, limiting foreclosures and other remedies for defaulting on by mortgages, trust deeds, and land sale contracts. In very broad terms, HB 4204 forbids lenders from declaring a default based on certain borrowers’ failure to pay, prohibits lenders from collecting penalties, and forbids certain foreclosures during…
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Published on May 27, 2020.
In response to COVID-19, many Executive Orders and laws have been enacted to address the challenges that have arisen as a result. Some of which respond to renters and homeowners struggling to make payments due to the national pandemic emergency. Among the many Executive Orders is one related to evictions – both residential and non-residential.…
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Published on April 29, 2020.
May 6, 2020 Update: One day after this blog post, the Oregonian published an article that appeared to be based partly on this post. The Department of Revenue has now decided that forgiven PPP loans will not be subject to the commercial activity tax. The recently passed federal CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program…
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Published on March 30, 2020.
In response to the deepening coronavirus crisis, Congress passed the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), effective April 1, 2020. The emergency paid sick leave portion of that legislation potentially applies to all employees who cannot work either due to Oregon’s shelter-in-place order or because of school closures. The FFCRA creates several new paid sick…
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Published on March 23, 2020.
We still do not know the full extent of the health or financial impact of the Coronavirus. The impact of the social distancing measures imposed to curb the spread of the Corona virus is not known, and will not be for some time. What we do know is that virtually no business will emerge unscathed.…
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