October 2021 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties By Oregon Employment Department, In October 2021, all of Oregon’s 36 counties experienced over-the-month decreases in their unemployment rates. Thirteen counties experienced a 0.4 percentage point decrease over the month including Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Jefferson, Josephine, Lincoln, Tillamook, Crook, […]

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Wyden, Blumenthal, Democratic Colleagues Reintroduce Bill of Rights for Airline Passengers The Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights would put in place essential consumer protections for fliers, including passenger compensation for airline-caused delays and cancellations & payments to passengers for oversold flights Washington, DC – Ahead of […]

By US Chamber of Commerce While businesses and law enforcement work year-round to fight counterfeit and fake goods, the holidays are an especially busy time for crooks. If a product is successful, someone is likely producing a counterfeit version right now to try and rip you off. Besides the disappointment […]

By Taxpayers Foundation of Oregon, A tourism report by Travel Portland found that people don’t want to—travel to Portland, that is, because they associate the city with homelessness, homicide, and civil unrest.  The report shared with city commissioners noted that people planning conventions don’t want to spend their time and […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon has joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for promoting Instagram to children and young adults. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company violated state consumer protection […]

By Oregon Business and Industry OBI Releases Report on State of Manufacturing in Oregon As we begin to look toward a post-pandemic economy, everyday Oregonians are coming face to face with our domestic manufacturing sector like never before. From the development and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines to the current supply […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The worker shortage crisis continues. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports there were more than 10.4 million job openings in the economy at the end September, only 191,000 less than at the end of August when openings exceeded 10.6 million. In total, businesses have […]

OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees November 17, 2021 By Christine M. Zinter Bullard Law Yesterday, November 16, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is suspending all its implementation and enforcement efforts related to the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon is the third most popular place for people to relocate, according to Mayflower, which releases data on inbound and outbound migration among the 48 contiguous states. The top state for relocating was South Carolina, followed by Idaho and then Oregon, according to the Portland […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Cascade Policy Institute With the retirement of Bob Stacey in October, five of Metro’s seven council seats will be on next year’s ballot. The 2022 election can bring an entirely new supermajority to Metro Council. Voters now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to consider the future of […]