By Liani J. Reeves Bullard Law, Oregon law firm As the Oregon Legislature has been publicly forced to respond to allegations of workplace sexual harassment occurring in its own halls, Senate Bill 726, also known as the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act, passed through both chambers without much resistance. The Senate […]

By US Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined 24 colleagues in calling on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger to reverse a proposed rule that would, for the first time, allow debt collection companies to send unlimited texts and e-mails to […]

By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon, Oregon’s largest seller of cannabis, Nectar Markets, is facing a $4 million lawsuit from a retailer that it acquired as it grew to encompass 18 outlets. Dana Weihman contends that Nectar promised in 2018 to pay $1.2 million to purchase Rose City Buds & Flowers […]

National Retail Federation, Theft, fraud and losses from other retail “shrink” totaled $50.6 billion in 2018, up from $46.8 billion the year before as industry security executives said there is a growing overlap between loss prevention and cybersecurity efforts, according to the annual National Retail Security Survey released today by […]

By Heather Fossity & Amy Angel Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act (“SB 726”), currently awaiting signature from the Governor’s Office, involves several significant changes aimed to address workplace discrimination and harassment. These changes will require most Oregon employers to adjust policies and practices moving forward. […]

Stimson Lumber Company Press Release, Stimson Lumber Company announced that it will permanently curtail operations at its Forest Grove sawmill by 40%, resulting in the loss of over 60 competitive-wage jobs with full benefit packages. The mill, built as a state-of-the-art operation designed to keep the company competitive in a […]

By Oregon Employment Department, Oregon’s minimum wage increases on July 1, 2019, but the raises won’t be the same across the state. The minimum wage increases to $12.50 per hour inside the Portland urban growth boundary, $11.00 per hour in nonurban counties, and $11.25 in other areas of the state. […]

By NFIB, America’s small businesses are continuing their hiring spree, with a net addition of 0.32 workers per firm, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report, released recently. However, 25 percent of all owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their Single Most Important Business Problem, matching the record […]

By Cascade Policy Institute, According to the state’s Global Warming Commission, Oregon has already met its goal of reducing per-capita carbon dioxide emissions to levels that are 20% below 1990 emissions by the year 2020. In fact, we met the goal four years ago. Are state legislators celebrating this achievement? […]

By Oregon NFIB, It’s now Day 137 of the 160-day Oregon Legislative Session. The end is in sight, but we still have some tough battles ahead of us. In brief: Cap and Trade Bill Still Clinging to Life: The cap-and-trade bill (HB 2020) is still alive, but major questions about […]