By Oregon Business & Industry Insurance Bills Promise to Raise Rates Substantially HB 3242 would allow lawsuits against insurance companies for “bad faith” actions under the Unfair Settlement Practices Act. It is scheduled for a full Senate vote this week. While the bill was amended to clarify it would not apply […]

By Christine M. Zinter Bullard Law, Following on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) January 5, 2023 proposed rule to bar nearly all noncompete agreements (see our May 8 b-Alert), National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, has opined in her May 30 Memorandum GC 23-08 […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association,Proposed Video Lottery Rule Changes: ORLA held a Lottery Subcommittee meeting last month to talk with retailers about the Oregon Lottery’s Rule Changes Proposal and prepare for the Lottery’s rulemaking meetings. The Lottery in recent years has faced Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) inventory shortfalls combined with budget constraints […]

By Us Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is raising concerns with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) proposal to implement tolling on I-205 and I-5 […]

q By Christine M. Zinter Bullard Law, June 7, 2023 — Employers who have been diligently attempting to update their company’s leave policies to address the impending availability of benefits under Paid Leave Oregon have encountered many unanswered compliance and administrative questions. Senate Bill 999, passed by both the Oregon […]

State will receive nearly $220 million more for opioid crisis response By Oregon Attorney General office Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced the final acceptance of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements by drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Oregon is anticipated to receive nearly $219.4 million over […]

By Oregon Business and Industry (6/5/23) Negotiations Stall as Walkout Passes One-Month Mark With the walkout by Senate Republicans passing the one-month mark this weekend, the 2023 legislative session appears increasingly likely to remain stalled until its constitutionally mandated June 25 conclusion. Gov. Kotek spent several days in late May […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Representing the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has begun an investigation into a potential stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Fox Corporation, the corporate parent of Fox News, for breach of fiduciary duty. The Oregon Public […]

Senator’s letters highlight the huge impacts of these shortages on rural communities By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he is urging regulators at two federal agencies to provide a comprehensive explanation for the continued shortage of affordable, generic ADHD medications and […]

By Missy Oakley Barran Liebman Law, On May 30, 2023, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published an Opinion Letter regarding how to calculate the amount of leave an employee uses under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) where an employee takes FMLA leave for […]