U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expressed strong opposition to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) re-issuing of its “ambush election” rule, which would impose sweeping changes to the process used to conduct union elections in the workplace. “It is a shame that the NLRB would expend […]

By State Senator Doug Whitsett, It is often said that bad ideas are never truly defeated in the legislative process; they simply remain dormant until being resurrected in a different form for a future Legislature to debate. House Bill 3436 is one of those very bad ideas. It was introduced […]

Nike sues three former designers for theft of intellectual property By Oregon Small Business Association Nike has sued three of its former top designers for $10 million for violating their non-compete agreements and stealing intellectual property. The three senior designers Denis Dekovic, Marc Dolce, and Mark Miner are accused of […]

Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm A majority of the nation’s state and territorial Attorneys General have collectively urged the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to revisit rules and policies in ways that would help law enforcement crack down on telemarketing practices. Recently, the FCC […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog With wage growth starting to pick up in Oregon it can be useful to figure out where wages are growing. NPR has a nice graph showing industry growth nationwide and we have been asked if we had an analog for Oregon. […]

By John Charles, Cascade Policy Institute A new report released by Cascade Policy Institute suggests numerous ways state and local governments can lower the costs of public services through judicious, targeted use of “user fees,” rather than relying on general taxation. Resurrecting User Fees in Public Finance: A Prescription for […]

.. By Bullard Law, Portland law firm At the beginning the year I predicted that marijuana would be one of the most significant workplace stories for 2014. So far, this is proving to be true. While the personal use ballot initiative in Oregon is prompting The Bullard Edge to ponder pot, […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon’s economy showed further improvement in October. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose sharply in October on the back of positive contributions from all sectors. The three-month moving […]

By Oregon Department of Justice Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown today announced a settlement that will protect Oregon businesses from a deceptive mailing that appears to be from the State of Oregon. Under the settlement filed in Marion County Circuit Court, Annual Business […]

By John Charles Cascade Policy Institute The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently issued a report describing the deteriorating condition of Oregon highways. The authors estimate that the cumulative cost to the state economy from poor roads will be $94 billion by 2035. At the same time, the Portland City […]