Supreme Court Rules That Employer Can Be Sued For Retaliating Against Fiancé Of Worker Who Filed Discrimination Claim By Barran Liebman Oregon law firm In a new ruling that expands the legal protections against retaliation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on January 24, 2011, that an employee who claims he […]

by David Chavern U.S. Chamber of Commerce Reaching a new low, John Podesta’s Center for American Progress has now decided to blame the US Chamber of Commerce for unrest in Egypt! What’s next – holding us responsible for snow storms in the Northeast and volcanoes in Iceland? Showing an penchant […]

Oregon Small Business Association, Accenture is a business consulting firm who deserves our ad of the month for their simple yet effective ad promoting their business advice services.

California Lutheran University, CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Bill Watkins While the NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research), the arbitrators of recession start and end dates, declared the United States recession officially over in June 2009, the country has only recently generated positive job growth, weak positive job […]

President Obama on Competitiveness: Impacts on Business By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics The President’s State of the Union message spent a good deal of time on competitiveness, and rightfully so. So let’s talk about what business can expect from efforts to improve the nation’s competitiveness. SOU To begin, the […]

By Tony DeCristoforo Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon Law Firm A clear and comprehensive computer policy is an essential component of any employee handbook. Last week, a California appellate court ruled that when such a policy is in place, an employee who uses the company computer to e-mail her attorney about […]

Property Tax Appeals Draining Cities and States By Oregon Small Business Association As Americans watched the real estate market decline 30.5 percent below the April 2006 peak, according to the 20-city S&P/Case-Shiller index , many homeowners decided to appeal their property tax rate. Property owners are appealing their taxes by […]

Top 20 Oregon business complaints by industry By Oregon Better Business Bureau, Top Complaints 1.  Auto Dealers – New Cars 2.  Auto Dealers – Used Cars 3.  Identity Theft Protection & Prevention Services 4.  Photographic Equipment & Supplies – Retail 5.  Video Tapes Discs Sales & Rentals

Restaurant tip pooling now legal in Oregon By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) has achieved a big management victory for table service restaurants. Employers can now require servers to participate in a tip pool that redistributes some of their tips to the back of […]

35% Health Care Tax Credit is a sham by Greg Galdabini By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The House was smart to pass legislation this week repealing the health care reform law enacted last year. The law is so flawed and complex that even a provision as seemingly beneficial to small […]