4/27/26 Effect of Marijuana Rescheduling on Drug Testing and Use Policies By Barran Liebman Law April 27, 2026 –On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an order immediately placing Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products containing marijuana and marijuana products regulated […]

Amicus brief challenges the legality of debit interchange fee cap By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2026) – NFIBfiled an amicus brief in the case Linney’s Pizza, LLC v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case involves a challenge to a Federal Reserve rule that allows banks to […]

Attorney General Rayfield, Expanding Bipartisan Coalition of State AGs Challenge Nexstar-Tegna Merger Oregon Attorney General, Press Release, April 30, 2026 – Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a now bipartisan coalition of 12 other attorneys general today filed an amended complaint against Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) and Tegna Inc. (Tegna) […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, Oregon Business and Industry released the Oregon Jobs Report covering the first quarter of 2026. The report is produced by Colorado-based Aspen Tech Labs, which maintains a database of more than 10 million active job postings worldwide from over 350,000 employers. The report released today […]

Oregon senator: “Many communities in my state are concerned about how these centers could contribute to water scarcity in the coming years, especially as our state grapples with persistent drought.” By Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today pressed the heads of Google, Apple, […]

4/28/28 New Oregon Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 1, 2026 By Barran Liebman Law, April 28, 2026 – The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (“BOLI”) Commissioner Christina Stephenson has announced new minimum wage rates that will go into effect July 1, 2026. Oregon automatically increases its standard minimum wage […]

AG Rayfield: “Every dollar from this settlement is going toward helping Oregonians recover.” By Oregon Attorney General, Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced an agreement in principle requiring grocery chain Albertsons — which operates in Oregon as Albertsons and Safeway — to pay up to $773 million to address its role […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, April 23, 2026 – OBI’s online data dashboard, the Oregon Scorecard, received several updates during the first half of April: ‘Best States’ ranking: Chief Executive released its annual Best and Worst States for Business ranking, and Oregon dropped two positions to 46, topping only Washington, […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, CPP lawsuit filed: On Thursday, OBI and other members of a broad coalition of state employers, labor unions and trade associations filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, which is projected to increase energy costs for state residents and businesses by […]

3/12/26 EEOC Overturns Workplace Harassment Guidelines By Barran Liebman Law, March 12, 2026 — On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted to rescind its 2024 “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“Harassment Guidance”). The decision follows President Trump’s direction to federal agencies to reconsider […]