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Overview
Kristin is Chair of Tonkon Torp's Labor & Employment Practice Group. She exclusively represents employers from claims of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and other labor and employment matters. Kristin also represents and advises employers of every size, including nonprofit organizations, regarding wage and hour, collective actions under FLSA, sex harassment, hostile work environment, FMLA/OFLA, ADA discrimination, and whistleblower matters. Kristin has extensive experience in counseling and litigating noncompetition agreements and she counsels clients on how to protect their confidential information and trade secrets.
Kristin also represents clients in traditional labor matters. Her experience includes bargaining, labor arbitrations, defending ULPs before the NLRB, and advising employers in response to union campaigns and elections.
Kristin is a frequent speaker on labor and employment issues, including labor organizing, sex harassment, wage and hour law, family medical leave, disability law, and best human resources practices.
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Featured Work
Tonkon Torp Brings Attorney Power to Renewable Energy Transaction
Tonkon Torp client Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) is the North American subsidiary of one of the largest corporations in the world, the Italian electricity company Enel S.p.A. Here's how we helped EGPNA in a renewable energy acquisition.
Tonkon Torp Helps Albina Head Start Stabilize Finances for Enhanced Programming
Albina Head Start, Inc. (AHS), which serves more than 1,000 low-income children and their families in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland, faces the future in a stronger financial position thanks to a significant pro bono effort by Tonkon Torp. Find details and more featured cases here.
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Community Involvement & Activities
Campaign for Equal Justice
Large Firm Committee Member
Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Recipient of Safety Net Champion Pro Bono Award
Pro Bono Volunteer
Girls, Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Board of Directors
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
Executive Committee Member
Board of Directors
Secretary
Business for Culture and the Arts
Art of Leadership Program 2010
Planned Parenthood
Past Committee Member
Minds Matter
Past Mentor
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Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Federal Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
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Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America
2013-2021, Employment Law: Management
2017-2021, Labor Law – Management
2018-2021, Litigation – Labor & Employment
2017-2021, Labor Law – Management
2018-2021, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Super Lawyers
2019-2020, Oregon Super Lawyer – Employment Litigation: Defense
2009-2013, Oregon Rising Star – Employment Litigation: Defense
2009-2013, Oregon Rising Star – Employment Litigation: Defense
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers
2014-2015, Labor & Employment
Coalition of Community Health Clinics
2013, Safety Net Champion
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Recent News
8.20.2020
Best Lawyers in America® Includes 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys on 2021 List
Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 36 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. A majority of attorneys have been named to the peer-review list in past years, and most have been recognized for more…
8.5.2020
Tonkon Torp Attorneys Speak to Startups at Virtual TiE XL Bootcamp Session
Tonkon Torp attorneys Tyler Harkness, Parna Mehrbani, and Kristin Bremer Moore were instructors at the June virtual sessions of the TIE XL Bootcamp. The Bootcamp provides opportunities for a cohort of entrepreneurs to connect with experts in the…
7.23.2020
Kristin Bremer Moore Unpacks Unemployment Insurance Obligations for Employers
The Coffee Break webinar series is hosted by attorneys in Tonkon Torp’s Labor & Employment Practice Group to help businesses navigate L&E issues during COVID-19. During the July 9 program, Partner Kristin Bremer Moore spoke about employer obligations…
7.7.2020
26 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2020 Super Lawyers Lists
Twenty-six Tonkon Torp attorneys in nine practice areas have been included in the 2020 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists. Tonkon Torp partner and bankruptcy authority Albert N. Kennedy has been once again recognized on the Top 50 list of…
5.26.2020
Tonkon Torp L&E Coffee Break Smooths Out Thorny Leave Laws
The May 14 session of the Tonkon Coffee Break webinar series addressed thorny leave issues related to COVID-19. The Coffee Break series, hosted by Tonkon Torp’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, provides practical advice to help businesses navigate…
10.21.2019
Tonkon Talk Guides Startups Around Employment Law Pitfalls
The October Tonkon Talk provided startups with a roadmap for working with independent contractors. Kristin Bremer Moore, Chair of Tonkon Torp's Labor & Employment Practice Group, broke down the differences between employees and independent…
10.7.2019
Tonkon Torp Sponsors and Presents at Retreat for Female-led Cannabis Companies
Tonkon Torp attorneys Sherrill Corbett, Jessica Morgan, and Kristin Bremer Moore were featured speakers at Females to the Front, a retreat for women founders in the cannabis space hosted by The Initiative.
8.15.2019
2020 List for Best Lawyers in America® Includes 48 Tonkon Torp Attorneys
Forty-eight Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. A majority of attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and most have been recognized for more than five…
7.16.2019
31 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Honored on 2019 Super Lawyers Lists
Thirty-one Tonkon Torp attorneys in nine practice areas have been included in the 2019 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists.
5.20.2019
Annual L&E Law Update Prepares Employers for the Ultimate Game
Attorneys from the Tonkon Torp Labor & Employment and Business Immigration practice groups hosted their annual Employment Law Update at the Oregon Zoo for 200 human resource professionals and other business leaders.
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Recent Alerts
5.12.2020
New DOL Guidance on Joint Employers, Summer School Closures, and Domestic Workers
The Department of Labor released new Q&A guidance regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Among other things, the guidance provides new insight on various coverage issues relating to whether domestic service workers are covered…
4.20.2020
Pre-Employment Drug Screening Policies Are Changing for Oregon Employers
While the use of cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, 33 states now allow medical use and 11 of those states and Washington, D.C. have also legalized recreational use.
7.19.2017
Big Changes for Large Employers: Oregon Legislature Passes Fair Work Week Act
Recently, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 828, known as the Fair Work Week Act, which will dramatically change how covered employers schedule workers. Governor Brown is expected to sign the law soon. The Fair Work Week Act applies to large…
3.21.2017
Enhanced Whistleblower Protections for Nonprofit Employees
In the wake of Governor John Kitzhaber's resignation last year, the Oregon Legislature amended Oregon's "whistleblower" protection statute (ORS 659A.203) by expanding it to include Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that receive public funds…
12.14.2016
New OSHA Rules May Require Rewriting Your Employment Policies
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a new rule, effective December 1, 2016, which includes three provisions designed to promote complete and accurate reporting by employees of work-related injuries: Employers must inform their…
11.19.2012
What Employers Can Learn from Petraeus's Downfall
We have all witnessed the instantaneous fall from grace of General David Petraeus, which snowballed from anonymous harassing emails sent to Tampa socialite Jill Kelley to implicating Petraeus's biographer Paula Broadwell to revealing the racy details…
8.28.2012
Sick Times in Seattle: A New Ordinance Provides Generous Leave for Seattle Employees
Beginning on September 1, 2012, a new law in Seattle will require certain employers to offer paid sick and safe time ("PSST") to employees who work within Seattle city limits. The Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance applies to all companies…
6.20.2012
IRS Issues Guidance on $2,500 Health Flexible Spending Account Limit
The IRS recently issued helpful guidance in Notice 2012-40 on the $2,500 annual limitation on salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts ("FSAs"), effective beginning in 2013.
2.15.2012
New H-1B Filings Begin April 2
April 2 through 6, 2012, is the initial filing window for new H-1B petitions to be filed against the USCIS FY2013 H-1B quota if the H-1B quota availability is immediately exhausted. Employers should determine as soon as possible whether they have any…
12.29.2011
New Employment Laws Ring in the New Year
The Oregon legislature enacted a few employment laws this year which go into effect on January 1, 2012.
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Publications & Presentations
“Employer Obligations and Unemployment Benefits,” July 2020
“Employment Law for Startups,” TiE XL Oregon Bootcamp, June 2020
"Managing Thorny COVID-19 Leave Issues," May, 2020
"New DOL Guidance on Joint Employers, Summer School Closures, and Domestic Workers," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, May 2020
"Pre-Employment Drug Screening Policies Are Changing for Oregon Employers," Portland Business Journal, April 2020
"How to Manage Layoffs During COVID-19," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, March 2020
"NLRB Update: What Non-Union Employers (Still) Need to Know About Labor Law," Annual Labor & Employment Law Update, May 2019
"Oregon Equal Pay Act," March 2019
"Workplace Culture," Thought Leader Forum, Portland Business Journal, February 2019
"Worksite Enforcement, Compliance Best Practices & Forms I-9," June 2017
"Employments Issues for Nonprofits: Employees, Independent Contractors, Interns and Volunteers,” June 2017
"Independent Contractors and Non-Competition Agreements," March 2017
"When Do You NEED to Talk to a Lawyer," TiE Oregon Bootcamp, November 2016
"Hedging Your Bets – Using Offers of Judgment in Employment Cases," Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Annual Convention, June 2015
"NLRB Ambush Elections," Tonkon Torp LLP's Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, May 2015
"How to Respond to Union Organizing," East Oregonian Publishing Company, January 2015
"ADA and FMLA Update; Recent Changes in ADAAA Legislation," 5th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar, The Seminar Group, October 2013