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Kathryn M. Hindman

Kathy Hindman's Northwest roots run deep. Her family tree goes back five generations to her great grandfather who traveled west on the Oregon Trail to settle in Baker City and later became its mayor. Like her great grandfather, Kathy has a desire to make a positive impact. Kathy uses her zeal to understand the clients' particular business needs and develop practical solutions. Her focus is on employment-related advice, litigation prevention and on-site supervisory training.

Kathy specializes in wage and hour compliance, workplace harassment and discrimination, family medical leave, injured workers, the interactive process and reasonable accommodation. She regularly represents employers who are facing audits and investigations, as well as advising clients in class suit litigation.

Kathy is a frequent speaker in the business community, and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Oregon Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. She is currently a member of the Oregon Employment Department’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI) Benefits Workgroup and is the former General Counsel to the Portland Human Resource Management Association Board.

When she's not working or volunteering, Kathy likes to spend time in the outdoors and with her daughter.

Publications

Back to Work: Common Questions and Answers for Summer 2020 - Bullard Alert, June 2020
EEOC Approves Screening for COVID-19 Before Employees Return To Work - Bullard Alert, April 2020
More DOL Guidance on FFCRA Leave - Bullard Alert, April 2020
EEOC Updates COVID-19 ADA Guidance - Bullard Alert, April 2020
EEOC Updated COVID-19 Related Q&As & New CDC Interim Guidance - Bullard Alert, April 2020
DOL Issues Temporary Regulations and Fourth Set of Guidance on FFCRA - Bullard Alert, April 2020
DOL Continues to Answer Key FFCRA Questions For Employers - Bullard Alert, March 2020
U.S. DOL Issues First Official Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Bullard Alert, March 2020
BOLI Issues Two Temporary Orders to Support Employers In Response To COVID-19 - Bullard Alert, March 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Summary for Employers - Bullard Alert, March 2020
Employers Should Stock Up on COVID-19 Response Tools - Bullard Alert, March 2020

Oregon Paid Family Medical Leave - Bullard Alert, July 2019

Final Sick Leave Rules Have Employers Scrambling - Daily Journal of Commerce, December 2013
Portland Employers - Get Ready for Mandatory Sick Time - Bullard Alert, March 2013
Recent FMLA Amendments Expand Military Caregiver and Flight Crew Member Leave, Add New Poster Requirement - Bullard Alert, February 2013

A Shopping List for Employment Practices Liability Insurance – Portland Human Resource Management Association, November 2011
What Employers Should Know About Social Media in the Workplace - Portland Human Resource Management Association, October 2011
Employers Beware: Termination Following Medical Leave is Risky – Special Districts Association of Oregon, October 2011
Employer Beware: Automatic Termination Following Medical Leave is Risky – Portland Human Resource Management Association, September 2011
You've Been Served! Now What Do You Do With a Medical Records Subpoena? – Bullard Alert, July 2011
Ten Things for Human Resources When Moving an Office – Portland Human Resource Management Association, June 2011
ADAAA Regulations Provide Important Guidance to Employers – Portland Human Resource Management Association, May 2011
What Will the Oregon Legislature Think of Next? - Portland Human Resource Management Association, April 2011
Employee Handbooks: A Checklist for Labor Law Compliance - Portland Human Resource Management Association, March 2011
Exempt/Non-Exempt Misclassifications Still Plague Employers – Portland Human Resource Management Association, February 2011
HR Checklist for the New Year - Portland Human Resource Management Association, January 2011
Human Resources Checklist – Oregon Healthcare News, January 2011
Military Leave, Private Sector Wage and Hour and Public Sector – Oregon State Bar Labor and Employment Continuing Legal Education, 2011

New FMLA Regulations go Into Effect Today – Bullard Alert, January 2009

What Does 2008 Have in Store for Oregon Employers? – Bullard Alert, August 2007

The Unkindest Cut: Deliver Employees' Final Pay in Full and On Time - or Risk Painful Consequences – HR Magazine, September 2005
Training Your Managers in Workplace Law – Oregon Business Magazine, March 2005

Speaking Engagements

Families First Coronavirus Response Act Update: Practical Answers to FAQs, Oregon Business & Industry (OBI), April 2021
Practical Steps to Managing Intermittent Oregon Sick, OFLA, and ADA Leave - BOLI 35th Annual Employment Law Conference, November 2019
Oregon and Washington Paid Family Medical Leave - Bullard Law Annual Briefing, October 2019
"10 Tips for Managing Intermittent Paid Sick, Family Medical and ADA Leave" - League of Oregon Cities Annual Conference, September 2019
ADA Reasonable Accommodation Master Class - Bullard Law, June 2019

Top 10 Riskiest Wage and Hour Mistakes - BOLI 34th Annual Conference, November 2018
Managing Paid Sick Leave and Washington Paid Family Leave - Bullard Law Annual Briefing, October 2018
Managing State Leave and Pay Laws - Bullard Law Workshop, September 2018
Managing Intermittent Family, Sick and ADA Leave - Bullard Law Seminar, September 2018
Emcee - Bullard Public Sector Symposium, May 2018

FMLA Master Class - Business and Legal Resources Events, December 2017
Exempt vs. Nonexempt: Practical Steps for Understanding White-Collar Worker Standards - Bureau of Labor and Industries 33rd Annual Conference, November 2017
Managing Mental Disabilities, Intermittent Leave and Accommodation - Bullard Public Sector Symposium, May 2017
Reasonable Accommodation, Wage and Hour Issues - Metropolitan Public Defenders, May 2017

Practical Implications of the New FLSA Overtime Regulations - MHCA Annual Summer Conference, August 2016
White-Collar Worker Exemption Traps and How to Prevent Them - Institute of Management Accountants, February 2016

Compliance with Oregon Sick Leave Law - Bullard Law and BOLI Workshop, November 2015
New FLSA and DOL Developments - Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2015
Corporate Counsel Section Annual Fall CLE - Oregon State Bar, October 2015
Get Ready: Oregon Sick Leave and Proposed FLSA Regulations - Bullard Workshop, September 2015
Avoiding Problems Related to the Use of Volunteers & Interns - Bullard Public Sector Symposium, April 2015

Curbing Intermittent Leave Abuse – BOLI 30th Annual Employment Law Conference, November 2014
Portland Sick Leave Update – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2014
What Keeps You Up At Night? – Bullard Human Resources Workshop, July 2014

Employment Law Update – Oregon State Bar, Corporate Counsel Section Spring CLE, June 2013
FMLA Basics from Eligibility to Reinstatement Rights to Extensions of Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation – Society of Human Resource Management Rogue Valley Chapter : Annual May Legal Seminar, May 2013
FMLA Essentials: A Basic Introductory Workshop – Bullard Workshop, March 2013
Managing Reasonable Accommodation and Intermittent Leave (for Private and Public Employers) – In-House Trainings and Seminars, 2005-present

"Who You Gonna Call?" Recurring Leave of Absence Problems – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2012
HR Issues: What Keeps You Up at Night? – Bullard Workshop, July 2012
Complex ADA Issues – Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association, June 2012
Veterans' Employment and Reemployment Rights – Oregon Law Institute 2012 Annual Employment Law Update, June 2012

Managing Leave in a Medical Workplace – Oregon Medical Association Webinar, October 2011
Managing Intermittent Leave in an ADAAA World – Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), December 2011
ADAAA Briefing – Bullard Roundtable, July 2011
Identifying and Developing Key Strategies: Managing the Comprehensive and Complex ADAAA Implications for Your Organization's Bottom Line – Rogue Valley Society for Human Resource Management, May 2011
Employment Law Developments and What Corporate Counsel Need to Know – Oregon State Bar Corporate Counsel Roundtable, April 2011
Employment Issues – Oregon State Bar Corporate Counsel, March 2011
The New Face of Harassment - Facebook/Texting/Bullying and More – Labor Employee Assistance Program, March 2011
Everything You Need to Know About FMLA and Don't – Labor Employee Assistance Program, March 2011

Wage and Hour Pitfalls – Bureau of Labor and Industries, December 2010
Wage and Hour Update – The Seminar Group, September 2010
Employment Law Update – Lower Columbia Human Resource Management Association, July 2010
Top Basic Wage and Hour Mistakes and Pitfalls – Bullard Boot Camp, March 2010
OFLA/FMLA: How to Incorporate the Final OFLA Regulations into Your Leave Practice (as well as the new FMLA/OFLA military leave) – Bullard Roundtable, April 2010

Exempt v. Non-exempt – Bureau of Labor and Industries, December 2009
Family Leave Update – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2009
Wage & Hour Update – Seminar Group, September 2009
FMLA Update – Bullard Boot Camp, March 2009
FMLA – Bullard Roundtable, February and March 2009
FMLA Basics - Bullard Boot Camp, March 2009
FMLA and Managing Intermittent Leave – Bullard Roundtable, February and March 2009
ADA/FMLA Changes and Statutory Update – Bullard Public Sector Symposium, February 2009

Privacy Issues in the Workplace/Legal Hiring/Discipline and Discharge/Multi-Generational Workforce – Bureau of Labor and Industries, December 2008
Oregon's Same Gender Domestic Partner Benefits Mandate – JBL&K, June 2008
FMLA Basics – Bullard Bootcamp, March 2008
FMLA Changes: Now & Proposed – Bullard Public Sector Symposium, February 2008

White Collar Worker Exemptions – Bureau of Labor and Industries, December 2007
Litigation Update and Class Suits – Bullard Annual Labor and Employment Law Briefing, October 2007
Light Duty & Family Leave – Bullard Workshop, July 2007
Meal & Rest Breaks – Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, March 2007
Managing FMLA – Special Districts Association of Oregon, February 2007

"I'm Calling in Sick: What Are You Going to Do About it?" A Day in the Life of an HR Director Managing Leave, Confidentiality and Benefits – Bullard Workshop, July 2006

Opinions, Cases and Regulations – Oh My! Making Practical Sense of Recent FMLA Developments – Bullard Workshop, July 2005

PRACTICE AREAS

Employee & Supervisory Training

Employment Litigation

Leaves of Absence & Disability Accommodation

Personnel Policies & Practices

Preventative Counseling & Advice

Wage & Hour

EDUCATION

J.D., Gonzaga University

B.A., University of Washington

Washington State University

BAR ADMISSIONS

Oregon, 1988

U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

RECOGNITION

America’s Top 100 Attorneys: Lifetime Achievement (2016-present)

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2009-2017, 2022-2024)

Super Lawyers (2006-2024)

Top 25: Women Oregon Super Lawyers (2015)