By NFIB, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) thanks Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) for his introduction of legislation that would reduce the impact of changes to the overtime rule on small businesses. The bill would slow the implementation of a Department of Labor change to the salary threshold for […]

National Retail Federation News Release, A new NRF survey proves what we’ve been saying for months about conversion to the new chip-and-signature credit cards — that retailers have done their part and it’s the card industry that’s dropped the ball. The survey, conducted in May and June, found that 48 […]

Oregon Employment Department, In 2015, Oregon’s population increased by 51,100, surpassing the mark of 4 million residents. This marked growth of 1.3 percent over the year. A lot of Oregon’s population increase was due to net migration, which at 40,600 people was the largest net migration since 2006. Natural increases […]

By Benjamin P. O’Glasser Bullard Law, Portland law firm By Michael G. McClory This week’s (fictional) mailbag question comes to us from Macy Gimbel, who is the human resources manager for Gadget Garage, a thriving inventions business in East End. Macy has a couple of questions related to pre-employment drug […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm Unionizing Temporary Workers Easier After Recent NLRB Ruling By Tyler Volm Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a 3-1 decision that made it easier for Unions to organize a workforce made up of both regular and temporary employees. Under the prior […]

Oregon Small Business Association, This is the last video we could find on Tom Peterson conducted in 2014. It shows despite his Parkinson’s he still retained his smile and was in good hands by family and friends. Peterson passed away this week. KPTV-12 video below: KPTV – FOX 12

Oregon Business News Update, Edward Snowden was interviewed by John Oliver and included a new phone case that hides your location.

By Dr. Eric Fruits, Oregon Economist On Demand Newsletter Pokémon Go is a free-to-play location-based mobile game available on iPhones and Android devices. The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, who appear on device screens as though in the real world. It makes use […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog This Oregon Employment Department released the initial estimates for June 2016 in terms of jobs and the unemployment rate. Overall the data continue to bring good news, even as the unemployment rate ticked up a bit. The reason being is the […]

By Oregon Employment Department Oregon businesses reported 47,600 vacancies in spring 2016. That’s an increase of 6,400 from winter, but 5,700 fewer job vacancies than the all-time high of 53,300 in spring 2015.