This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses Felix v. Guardsmark, LLC, in which an Oregon district court ruled that employment agreements may impose reasonable limitations on the time period in which an employee may bring state statutory and common law claims against employers, even when that time period is shorter than the statute of limitations. The plaintiff had signed an employment agreement that provided that all state law claims arising from the agreement were time-barred unless filed within six months of their accrual. He then brought claims against his employer under the Oregon anti-discrimination statutes and the Oregon Family Leave Act more than six months after his claims had accrued, but before the statute of limitations periods had expired. The employer moved for summary judgment and the Oregon federal court granted the employer's motion. The court held that a contractual limitation period is enforceable as long as it is reasonable, and, relying on case precendent, held that a six month limitation period was reasonable.