12/15/25 IRS Releases Guidance on Overtime and Tips Reporting for 2025 By Barran Liebman Law,   As the federal government shutdown ended, the IRS returned to work and released Notice 2025-69 providing guidance for employees on overtime and tip reporting. Such guidance may result in additional questions to employers on […]

Prepare for Additional Payroll Tax Withholding in 2026 By Oregon Business and Industry, What’s happening: An effort to refer this year’s transportation tax and fee package to voters likely could overlap the implementation of a key part of that package: the doubling of the state payroll tax supporting public transit. […]

Oregon consumer advocates help recover nearly $2 million for Oregonians in third quarter; over $5.6 million for the year By Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Press Release, Salem – Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) consumer advocates continue to work to help Oregonians. In the third quarter of this year […]

National Retail Federation, Press Release, Amid the impact from tariffs and ongoing trade policy uncertainty, year-over-year declines in import cargo volume seen at the nation’s major container ports in recent months are expected to continue in 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail […]

By Oregon NIFB, SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4, 2025—From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Jobs Report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), showing that 33% (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in November, up 1 […]

— Wyden Introduces Bill to Address Health Care Labor Shortage Bill would streamline Department of Labor training and apprenticeship programs for aspiring health care professionals By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation that would help address the ongoing health […]

Oregon DFR joins NASAA, other states, in multimillion dollar settlement with investment institutions The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, Press release Salem –  The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has joined the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) in a multimillion dollar settlement with five investment institutions. The settlement resulted […]

Legislation would stop a massive new OSHA regulation from burdening small businesses nationwide By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 21, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to Rep. Mark Messmer in support of his legislation, the Heat Workforce Standards […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, The highest-paid business executive in Oregon is Ford Tamer, who oversees Lattice Semiconductor in Hillsboro, whose $215,385 salary and $68.94 million in stock awards tops the list of 88 highest-paid executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The second-highest paid executive was former Kindercare CEO […]

By Oregon Attorney General, Press Release Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a settlement with Grocery Delivery E-Service USA, Inc., doing business as HelloFresh, after an Oregon Department of Justice investigation found the company misled consumers with deceptive “free meal,” “free shipping,” and “free gift” offers. “HelloFresh built its brand […]