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Kristin Bremer Moore

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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)

Past Executive Committee Member
Past Board of Directors
Past 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
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Awards & Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America

2013-2021, Employment Law: Management
2017-2021, Labor Law – Management
2018-2021, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers

2019-2020, Oregon Super Lawyer – 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

11.30.2020

Labor & Employment Attorneys Brief Employers on New OSHA COVID-19 Rules

Attorneys from Tonkon Torp’s Labor & Employment Practice Group have delivered a series of alerts and webinars to help employers navigate the newly released OSHA COVID-19 Rule. The Rule was adopted on November 6 and went into effect on November 16…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Recent Alerts

11.3.2020

Oregon OSHA Set to Finalize Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19

On October 23, 2020, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Or-OSHA) issued its fourth draft of the Temporary Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Rule (the Rule) aimed at addressing the effects of the pandemic on the workplace. The comment period for this…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Publications & Presentations


"Oregon OSHA Finalizes Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, November 2020

"Oregon OSHA's New COVID-19 Rule: What It Means For Your Business," November 2020

"​Oregon OSHA Set to Finalize Temporary Workplace Safety Rules for COVID-19," Tonkon Torp Legal Update, November 2020

“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
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Services

Labor & Employment Advice Employment Litigation Nonprofit Organizations Government Solutions
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Education

J.D., Willamette University College of Law, cum laude, 2003

B.A., University of Texas at Austin, cum laude, 1997
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Bar & Court Admissions

Oregon State Bar
Washington State Bar Association
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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