By Becky Zuschlag Barran Leibman Law, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program (“PFML”) will change once again next year, providing expanded employee protections and attempting to remedy the leave stacking issue many employers have experienced, among other changes. The amended provisions included in HB 1213 take effect on January […]

Congressman Cliff Bentz Press Release Congressman Cliff Bentz issued the following statement in response to Governor Tina Kotek’s recent comments regarding the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) on SNAP and Medicaid: “Governor Kotek recently discussed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Her comments are misleading and leave […]

NLRB Issues GC Memo on Investigating Salting Cases By Barran Liebman Law,   August 25, 2025 The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued GC Memorandum 25-08, providing updated guidance on “salting” cases. The memo states that salting is “the act of a trader union in […]

Quarterly survey focuses on construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 26, 2025) – The NFIB Research Center released an industry-specific quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. According to the report, the Optimism Index across the four reported […]

Leadership isn’t about keeping every ball in the air. It’s about knowing which ones can fall. By Rebecca Donley from Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association blog Picture life as a juggling act. You’ve always got a dozen balls in the air. Deadlines, responsibilities, relationships, crises, guest requests, meetings. But here’s […]

By US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A federal jury in Portland found Peter Igwacho, 64, a Cameroonian national residing in Anchorage, Alaska, guilty for wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between April 2020 and October 2021, during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Igwacho filed at […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University in Oregon’s U.S. District Court over sweatshirts that bear only the word “Columbia,” alleging copyright infringement unfair competition and breach of contract. The lawsuit contends people will confuse the school’s shirts as referring to the sportswear company rather […]

By National Retail Federation, WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation today welcomed a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Federal Reserve’s 2011 cap on debit card “swipe” fees in response to a merchant’s lawsuit  that said the Fed set the cap too high. “As merchants have argued for 14 years, the […]

By Becky Zuschlag  & Xavie Davenport Barran Liebman Law, The Oregon Legislative Assembly’s recent session ended on June 27, 2025, with several bills creating notable changes for Oregon employers. The following is a list of the relevant bills that have been signed into law by the Governor.  Paid Leave Oregon […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press release, MEDFORD, Ore.—Two San Antonio, Texas, men were sentenced to federal prison Thursday for conspiring to travel from Texas to Southern Oregon to commit an armed robbery while disguised as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Jose Manuel Lopez, 24, was sentenced […]