By Erik Lukens Oregon Business & Industry as featured in Oregon Transformation Newsletter, Every summer, CNBC releases a widely followed business-climate ranking. America’s Top States for Business, as it’s known, gives each state an overall ranking, as well as rankings in 10 categories, from cost of living to quality of […]

10/3/25 DOL Reiterates Joint Employer Overtime Standards October 3, 2025 By Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman Law, On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an opinion letter addressing the application of overtime requirements to joint employers. DOL opinion letters are not binding, but serve as informative guidance […]

Proactive Treasury Effort Returns $3.5 Million in Unclaimed Money to Oregonians Payments will be mailed in October through the ‘Checks Without Claims’ initiative By Oregon State Treasurer, Press Release Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner, MD announced today Treasury will be proactively returning approximately $3.5 million in unclaimed property in October […]

New op-ed from NFIB expert outlines the importance of the SHIELD Act for small businesses By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 30, 2025) – The Center Square published an op-ed from NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relations Tyler Dever on how small businesses are impacted by expanding unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility […]

Kars-R-Us.com and its operators raised millions but only a fraction of donations went to fund breast cancer screenings, FTC and states allege By Oregon Attorney General, The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), The Federal Trade Commission, along with 18 other states, stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators […]

9/10/25 Oregon Legislature Bans Non-Compete Agreements for Many Medical Providers September 10, 2025 By Andrew Schpak & Avery Tunstill Senate Bill 951, as later amended by House Bill 3410, significantly restricts the ability of employers to use non-compete, non-disparagement, and non-disclosure agreements with medical provider employees. HB 3410 voids non-compete […]

Paper explores the federal policy proposals that would exacerbate labor threats on Main Street By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 15, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released a new White Paper titled, “Direct Assault on Main Street: Looming Labor Threats That Could Decimate Small […]

Congressman Bentz and Golden Reintroduction of Legislation to Protect Patient Safety By Congressman Cliff Bentz,  WASHINGTON –  Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) reintroduced the Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation prioritizes patient safety and will guarantee all Americans […]

OBI Releases Oregon Scorecard By Oregon Business & Industry OBI this month released the Oregon Scorecard, a web-based collection of data and rankings that shed light on Oregon’s business climate and declining economic competitiveness. For each piece of information, the Oregon Scorecard also presents up to 20 years of historical data […]

By Andrew Schpak & Carson Heideman Barran Liebman Law House Bill 3187 introduces new limitations on employers’ use of age in the hiring process. These limitations come into effect on September 26, 2025. Before an initial interview, Oregon employers will be prohibited from asking candidates about age, date of birth, […]