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July 17, 2014 - Agencies attack employee speech restrictions (Part 3)

Ater Wynne LLP NW Law frim Such restrictions are common in agreements resolving employment disputes. Indeed, many companies would not think of entering into a settlement in which they were not assured that the affected employee(s) would comply with the company’s confidentiality policy, maintain confidentiality of the fact and/or terms […]


July 16, 2014 - WA pot law & employee drug policy

By Bullard Law, Portland law firm Sparks are flying in Washington. On Monday [July 7] the Washington State Liquor Control Board issued the first licenses, which allowed for legal marijuana sales to begin on Tuesday. By Wednesday there were news and social media reports that the “first buyer” in Spokane had lost his […]


July 15, 2014 - NIKE outperformed in World Cup — even the winning kick

By NIKE, With one strike of his Nike Magista boot, German striker Mario Gotze sent his nation into raptures and sealed his place in football history. For Nike Football, the moment capped an exciting year for both the brand and business. On the pitch, Nike started the tournament with 10 […]


July 14, 2014 - Seattle taxpayers pay $1,100/hr lawyers to hike minimum wage

By Washington Lodging Association (WLA) Seattle taxpayers forced to fund expensive outside counsel for city attempt to defend discrimination The City of Seattle’s decision to hire expensive outside legal counsel to try to defend its discriminatory actions against small businesses in the recently adopted minimum wage ordinance should outrage every […]


July 14, 2014 - Initial jobless claims fall to 8 year low

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon Economic Indicators: Oregon posted another month of above average growth in May. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose to 0.69, compared to a revised 0.16 the previous […]


July 10, 2014 - Cover Oregon fees to rise (as it looks for Fed bailout)

by Betsy Earls Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Cover Oregon Moves to Fed to Save Money – Yet Fees Go Up Cover Oregon went through another round of explaining itself recently, updating legislative committees during three days of meetings designed to begin planning for the 2015 Legislative Session. […]


July 9, 2014 - Oregon: Top 10 jobless states

By Oregon Tax News The latest data from the US Bureau of Statistics show that Oregon ranks in the top 10 worst employment states with an unemployment rate at 6.9%.   If the District of Columbia was not included, Oregon would rank #9 among the 50 states.   Oregon has improved since […]


July 8, 2014 - Light Rail Is the Wrong Choice for Cities

By Randall O’Toole Native Oregonian & Senior CATO Fellow All over the country, cities from Seattle to St. Petersburg are planning or building light-rail lines that are wasteful and inefficient. Thanks to lobbying by government contractors and local politicians hungry for “free” federal dollars, more cost-effective alternatives are forgone in […]


July 7, 2014 - Chart: Oregon GDP among nation’s best

State GDP 2013 By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released preliminary State GDP figures for 2013 along with comprehensive revisions for data from 1997-2012, following the major National Income and Product Account revisions at the national level a year ago or […]


July 7, 2014 - How Eugene’s paid-sick law hurts small business

Mark F Herbert New Paradigms LLC Eugene, Oregon I have to admit that I was very disappointed to see the Eugene City Council decide to pass an ordinance that will require the vast majority of Eugene based employers and businesses outside of the city whose employees work in the city […]