June 7, 2024 By Missy Oakley & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman LLP, Oregon Law Firm When was the last time you reviewed your policies related to compensating employees for travel time? Washington just gave us a great reminder as to why now is a great time to consider those policies. […]

By Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today introduced the Fair Repair Act, legislation to guarantee consumers and small businesses a right to repair their own products by requiring manufacturers to make diagnostic repair information, parts, and tools readily available. “When you […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, McNary High School and Salem CTEC Took Sixth and Eighth Place Respectively in Culinary and Management Competitions This Week in Baltimore, Maryland Wilsonville, OR–Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s top two teams from the Oregon ProStart Championships competed at the National ProStart Invitational this past weekend in […]

5/16/24: Temporary Rule Permits OFLA-Covered Employers to Rescind Leave Previously Designated as OFLA Leave Effective July 1 May 16, 2024 By Amy Angel & Stacie Damazo By Barran Liebman LLP In February, the Oregon State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1515 which, among other things, repealed provisions of the Oregon Family […]

By Portland Metro Chamber of Commerce, Pub Locations: Glisan, Gresham, Williams, and various pop-ups Founders: McKean Banzer-Lausberg, Colin Rath, Eric Banzer-Lausberg, and Mike Branes Meet our Chamber member, Migration Brewing Company! In the Spring of 2017, a pivotal development in their journey took place—they signed a contract with the most […]

By Becky Zuschlag & Lex Shvartsmann As summer approaches and the temperatures begin to rise, Oregon and Washington employers should review their heat exposure and illness prevention policies and practices to ensure that they comply with their state’s rules. Both the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OR-OSHA”) and the […]

By NFIB, Small businesses are disappointed by today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited. The Court ruled that the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complies with the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause. “Small businesses will feel the […]

By Missy Oakley & Andrew Schpak Barran Liebman LLP Oregon law firm, April 23, 2024 — the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the Final Rule: Restoring and Extending Overtime Protections. The final rule amends the Fair Labor Standards Act regulations by increasing the salary threshold required for the bona […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, There are many property tax measures on the May Primary ballot, nearly 50 in total.  But few as costly as the Bend-La Pine school district measure 9-167 which is asking voters for a $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value property tax.   This is triple the cost […]

EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act  By Amy Angel & Natalie Pattison Barran Leibman LLP, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable […]