LaPorte Benefits Account Manager Andy Bawol is giving back to the community by choosing to participate in a COVID-19 clinical trial at OHSU. Thank you, Andy!
Laporte in the News
Charity of Choice 2020 / 2021
2020/21 have been unprecedented. We shifted our focus a bit to really look for the needs that are out there during this crisis and how we can support the frontline workers right now.
Oregon Enacts Paid Sick Time
On June 12, 2015, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 454, which requires all Oregon employers to provide sick leave to their employees.
The bill was signed into law by Governor Kate Brown on June 22, 2015, and will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016.
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D&O Liability Coverage: Nice or Necessary?
by Janet Clark
Once unknown or misunderstood by many privately-owned businesses, directors & officers’ (D&O) liability insurance has been pushed onto the radar by the recession and national headlines.
While the reasons for purchasing D&O liability coverage has become less of a mystery, the question remains: Is D&O liability insurance “nice” or “necessary?”(more…)
Benefits Links
COBRA – Continuation of Health Coverage (US Department of Labor Website)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – Health Reform Resources
http://kff.org/health-reform/
Portland Business Journal
Click here to see the Portland Business Journal’s listing of Largest Commercial Insurance Agencies.
Surety Links
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA)
http://www.surety.org/
The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov
http://www.sba.gov/
U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.treasury.gov/Pages/default.aspx