AOI Weighs In On Far Reaching DEQ Rules John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries In a far reaching proposal stemming from environmental groups lawsuits, the DEQ is revising its stormwater runoff permitting rules. These permits cover a wide variety of industrial operations that discharge stormwater from their sites to state waters, […]

Matching state tax credit bill moves to Governor’s desk By State Representative Matt Wand Release, SALEM—Rep. Matt Wand (R-Troutdale) today led House passage of Senate Bill 817 to help bring jobs to low-income communities across Oregon. The bill, known as the Oregon Low Income Community Jobs Initiative, creates a matching […]

Debt limit war — Please choose your economic poison By Albert Gallatin– Currently Washington DC is abuzz with negotiations over increasing the federal debt limit. Sensibly enough, by law the US government can only borrow as much money as the Congress authorizes. The current debt limit of $14.2 trillion dollars […]

Business Tax Credits Get Released from Key Legislative Committee — Many Tax Credits Spared, But Nearly All Are Trimmed Down By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries The Joint House/Senate Committee on Tax Credits gave final approval to the 2011 package of business tax credits, paving the way for an expedited […]

U.S. Chamber Blasts Recent Gifts to Organized Labor By US Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits Randy Johnson, issued the following statement today on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new proposal to vastly expand reporting obligations for employers under […]

Top 10 List of disappearing industries As reported by Yahoo Finance 1. Video Rental 2. Local Photo processing shops 3. Home moving companies 4. Newspaper Publishing 5. Formal Wear and Costume Rental

New online process offers easy search By Oregon Department of State Lands Salem – More than two million individuals, businesses and organizations have lost track of money – a lot of it. Nearly $400 million is available for claim by the owners or their heirs, and it just got easier […]

By Oregon Employment Department, The MLS program designates different types of layoffs. The most general is an MLS Layoff Event, which occurs when at least 50 employees of a particular employer file an initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits in a five week or less period. The program contacts these […]

U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Wal-Mart Class Action Case Signals A Victory For Large Employers — Three advice items for business behavior Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm In a decision released early this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a proposed sex-discrimination class action with a class of 1.5 […]

Legislation Provides Needed Legal Clarity for Use of Geolocation Information Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release Washington, D.C. – New technologies – like cell phones, smart phones, laptops and navigation devices – are making it increasingly easy to track and log the location of individual Americans, yet federal laws have […]