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May 24, 2018 - Court makes big employment agreement ruling

Supreme Court Rules Employment Agreements Barring Class Actions Enforceable By: Heather Fossity On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled employment arbitration agreements that prohibit employees from bringing class actions against their employers are enforceable. The 5-4 decision will have a significant impact on employers nationwide.


May 23, 2018 - ‘Oregon Small Business Fairness’ petition starts

By Oregon Small Business Association, Shouldn’t small business get the same tax advantages as big Wall Street Firms? The Oregon Small Business Association, through the Local, Family & Small Business Fairness Act PAC, submitted sponsorship signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division on May 18th for Initiative Petition […]


May 22, 2018 - Seattle’s $250 per worker tax

By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, Twenty cities are competing for Amazon’s second headquarters. Then there’s Seattle, Amazon’s current headquarters, which the city apparently wouldn’t mind driving away. Seattle’s city council unanimously approved a $250 “tax” per full-time employee on businesses with more than $20 million in annual revenue. Progressive […]


May 21, 2018 - Legislative Watch: What business needs to know

by Mark Hester Oregon Business and Industry The Special Session to consider sole proprietorship tax legislation has dominated headlines leading up to May Legislative Days, but Legislators will discuss several other important, ongoing topics during meetings next week. Updates and special meetings on topics that Oregon Business & Industry is […]


May 18, 2018 - NFIB: Earnings report hits 45-year high

By NFIB, Reports of Improved Earnings Reach Highest Levels in 45-year History of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey The Small Business Optimism Index sustained record-high levels increasing to 104.8 in April, driven by reports of improved profits, the highest in the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey’s 45-year […]


May 17, 2018 - Oregon leads in this new fastest growing industry

By Oregon Prosperity Project, Data centers are one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, and Oregon has emerged as one of the most popular states for companies looking for sites where they can process large amounts of data. Recent reports conducted for industry leaders Google and Facebook […]


May 16, 2018 - Small Business Taxes: What Happened & What’s Next?

By Anthony K. Smith Oregon NFIB Last month, Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill into law that is estimated to generate more than $1 billion in revenue for the state over the next six years by “disconnecting” our state income tax code from the new 20 percent deduction for qualifying […]


May 15, 2018 - Newspapers critical of Special Session

By M. Martin Oregon guest writer The Oregonian Sunday Editorial stated, “How odd that Gov. Kate Brown would be convening legislators for a special session to expand a controversial tax break benefiting businesses. She is, after all, the same governor who has railed about Oregon’s businesses not paying their “fair […]


May 14, 2018 - 4/11 -The day that American technology died

My observations from watching the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg Congressional hearings By Allen Alley former Oregon Business Plan Chair, Pixelworks CEO and Deputy Chief of Staff for Oregon Gov. Kulongoski. April 11, 2018, will be remembered as the day the American Technology Industry died. It will mark the zenith of […]


May 11, 2018 - How millennial parents shop differently

By National Retail Federation, As millennials reach their late 20s and 30s, many are reaching their next step in life: parenthood. And findings from the spring edition of the National Retail Federation’s quarterly Consumer View report released today provide insight into how these new parents shop, spend and engage with […]