By Josh Lehner Office of Oregon Economic Analysis, In terms of the economy, the biggest risk is the amount of permanent damage that accumulates during the social distancing phase. Across the country this is largely about business closures and/or permanent layoffs. In terms of a more Oregon-specific risk, one item […]

By Oregon Attorney General, In a letter sent to the Chief Executive Officers of Google and Apple, Attorney General Rosenblum led a coalition of 39 Attorneys General to call upon the two companies to ensure that any contact tracing and exposure notification apps related to COVID-19 adequately protect consumers’ personal […]

By National Federal of Independent Business The NFIB Research Center released its monthly jobs report, showing the small business labor market has further weakened in June. Firms reduced employment by 0.28 workers per firm over the past month, weaker than the decrease of 0.17 workers per firm in May. Unchanged […]

By Josh Lehner, Oregon office of Economic Analysis Oregon’s economy has reopened. Pent-up demand turns the economy from recession into recovery. But a key question is just how strong is that pent-up demand? Does cabin fever and increased household savings outweigh the fears and uncertainties about the virus? In this […]

By Vlad Yurlov Cascade Policy Institute Alcohol-lovers may have a reason for a toast. Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission is taking steps to decrease regulations on sellers, thereby expanding economic opportunity in the food and beverage industry, which was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Alcohol sales are tightly controlled […]

Oregon Attorney General, Oregon Attorney Ellen Rosenblum announced agreements with six companies and medical practitioners who have been selling products and services advertising a so-called Covid-19 “cure”, or advertising an ability to boost immunity and keep people healthy from the disease. Many of the treatments the companies and medical practitioners […]

By National federation of Independent Businesses NFIB commends the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Seila Law LLC, v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by ruling the CFPB is unconstitutional in its current form. The U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional the CFPB structure with an unchecked, single unaccountable director. “Small businesses […]

By Cascade Employers Association, As we return to work next week, we urge you to keep focus on current events and the killings of several Black men and women. One action we all can take is to normalize having these conversations at work. Cascade is committed to equity and centers […]

By Dr. Eric Fruits Cascade Policy Institute, The 2020 we’re living in is very different from the 2020 we rang in at the beginning of the year. In January, there were about a dozen Democrats seeking the nomination for President. Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, free college tuition, […]

Deadline to Distribute Oregon Pregnancy Accommodation Notice is Quickly Approaching By Amy Angel & Makayla Halkinrude-Allmaras Barran Liebman, Oregon law firm Monday, June 29, 2020, is the deadline for Oregon employers to provide written notification to all current employees regarding Oregon’s new pregnancy accommodation requirements that went into effect January […]