n Free community forum: Enhancing the End of Life. Friday, Oct. 8, Bob Chisholm Community Center, Seaside. Call 503/738-7393 for details.
n From
the Fall, 1999 issue of Future magazine from the University of
Phoenix, comes information about office surveillance, entitled,
"Know Your Rights in the Workplace."
"First the bad news. When you enter the workplace, you're
on company time.
"It's legal for employers to monitor you for legitimate,
work-related reasons. Depending on the state, they don't even
have to tell you they're doing it.
"The good news is that federal and state laws are starting
to catch up with overly aggressive surveillance practices, but
legislation varies widely from state to state. For example, in
states such as Arizona and Colorado, only one party needs to approve
of taping a phone or in-person conversation. But, in California,
both parties must consent. In some states it's illegal to pry
into your personal life, or place sound or video surveillance
equipment in non-work areas such as employee lounges and locker
rooms.
"The best way to protect yourself is to learn your state's
legislation on surveillance, either by asking your employer or
finding out elsewhere. Beyond that, Steven Mitchell Sack, a labor
and employment law attorney and author of Hiring and Firing, offers
some simple advice to protect your privacy: 'Use your brain. Don't
bring drugs to the workplace, don't thrust your private life at
the office. Just stick to business."
n The next meeting of the Columbia River Basin Forum Committee will be Monday, October 11 at the McMenamin's Edgefield Inn in Troutdale, Oregon. (503/669-8619) The meeting will begin at 1pm and you may attend in person or via telephone by calling 800/452-5171, access code 2792. The meeting will include updates on funding, objectives to measure progress on goals, and a regional perspective on the future of flow augmentation as a fish and wildlife recovery strategy.
n The next meeting for the division of state lands Land Board will be held in Salem on October 12. The meeting starts at 10am at 775 Summer Street NE and the following items are tentatively on the agenda: Common School Fund distribution policy, report on the Waterway Inventory, status report on Tongue Point/Cresmont vs. Clear-water Environmental/Ahtna, status report on Wilsonville Tract, adoption of fiber optics cable easement administrative rules and NHAC registration of a natural area site. For more information, call 503/378-3805, ext 271.
n St. Catherine's Episcopal Church of Manzanita is presenting its 2nd annual live and silent auction at the Masonic Lodge, Highway 101 North in Wheeler, Saturday, October 16. Preview items from 2 - 5p, live auction 7:30. Admission of $7.50 includes refreshments and door prizes. Proceeds will help build a church. Call 503/368-7523 for more details.
n From
the October issue of Imaging & document solutions magazine,
is a news bit by Penny Lunt titled "The Future: Electronic
Bill Presentment." "The ultimate answer to processing
checks and payment stubs? Eliminate them. Present invoices electronically
and let the customer pay electronically via direct debit from
a bank account or through a credit card.
"There are two major hurdles to Internet payments: the lack
of existing systems to handle them and lack of consumer interest
and capacity. The percentage of bills that are presented and paid
electronically today is less than 2%.
"Although the numbers of billers and bills that have moved
to electronic bill presentment are still small, their prospects
are rosy. Killen & Associates, a market research and consulting
firm based in Palo Alto, CA, estimates that the number of bills
presented electronically worldwide will increase from 1.8 billion
in 1998 to 59 billion in 2005. That year, 70% of all statements
will be presented electronically, according to the firm.
"The cost of creating, mailing and processing a paper bill
is about $1.50. the cost of presenting and processing an electronic
bill is 10 to 50 cents. Electronic bill presentment also offers
billers the opportunity to enhance their relationships with customers
and set up an infrastructure for other types of electronic commerce.
Once a customer is accessing their bill online, chances are they'll
go online for customer service and be able to answer their own
questions. The vendor can advertise in new ways and easily mine
data for marketing purposes using electronic presentment."
n On Monday, November 1, the Clat-sop County Rental Owners Assoc-iation will present "A Pro's Certified Seminar," titled Landlord/ Tenant Law Update 1999. The program will cover the 50-page update to the Oregon Landlord/Tenant law that has been passed by the Oregon State Legislature. Sharon Fleming-Barrett, nationally recognized speaker on property management and Landlord/ Tenant laws will make the presentation. CCROA members who register before October 25 will be charged only $25, $35 after that date. Non-member seminar rates are $30 and $40 respectively. Registration starts at 5:15pm. The program will run from 5:45 to 9:45pm, providing four Real Estate Continuing Education credit hours. Call Jay Lieberman at 503/717-9229.
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