By NFIB, NFIB filed a brief defending the Department of Labor’s final rule from January on joint-employer standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act. NFIB argues that the Department’s rulemaking process was neither arbitrary nor capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), noting the Department’s consideration of submitted comments and […]

By Dr. Eric Fruits Cascade Policy Institute Oregonians blame Californians for many of our state’s woes. They drive up our housing prices, crowd our roads, and import nanny-state policies like banning plastic bags, plastic straws, and styrofoam cups. Many Oregonians wish they’d just go back home. But what if the […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office Economic Analysis, Almost the entire country is going through some form of a cold snap and disruption to the local economy and our personal lives. However in Oregon, hundreds of thousands of our family, friends, and neighbors have been without power for multiple days. Most […]

By Jessica D. Osborne & Liani J. Reeves Bullard Law, NW law firm As we reach the end of Week 2 of the new administration, it is already apparent that there will be significant impacts in the area of employment law. Here is a summary of some of the key […]

By Oregon Restaurant Association, ​Warning Week Risk Levels – The latest County Risk Level chart from the Governor’s Office and Oregon Health Authority was released in preparation for next week’s “Movement Week,” whereby additional counties are expected to move into High Risk and lower risk levels to either gain indoor […]

By National Restaurant Association, January’s gain was a step in the right direction, but monthly sales remain nearly $11 billion below their pre-coronavirus levels. After trending sharply lower at the end of 2020, restaurant sales bounced back with a healthy gain in January. Eating and drinking places* registered sales of […]

By Oregon Employment Department, Suffering from COVID: Results from the U.S. Census Small Business Pulse Survey In early 2021, nearly a third of Oregon businesses continued to report large negative effects on their businesses from the Coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses are operating at reduced capacity compared with one year ago, […]

By Jessica D. Osborne & Dennis E. Westlind Bullard Law NW Law firm, With the Democratic Party now holding a narrow majority in the Senate, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (“PRO Act”) has newfound life nearly a year after dying upon passage by the House majority on February […]

By Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined colleagues in reintroducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis by using his authority to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for Federal […]

By Eric Fruits Cascade Policy Institute, A recent column published in Forbes has caused quite a stir. The editorial, by Oregon economist Bill Conerly, asks whether Portland is experiencing the death of a city. For months, the Oregonian, Willamette Week, and the Mercury have run articles reporting on business closures, […]