January 26, 2013 - Car uses retina scan to follow driver
Hyundai is showing a new model car concept where the dash is equipped with a retina scanner to follow the attention and needs of the driver. Watch the short CNN video demonstration below.
January 25, 2013 - Danger Zone: Independent Contractor or Employee?
By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Today’s employers, pressured by a recovery that still feels like a recession on Main Street, are doing their best to control costs. Since a major part of any business’s cost structure is staff, cutting costs means reducing payroll. At the same time, individuals, bludgeoned by […]
January 24, 2013 - Why You Should Care About Portland’s Mandatory Sick Leave Proposal
Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm On January 17, Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz released a proposal that, if passed, will require all Portland employers to provide sick leave to employees. Employers with six or more employees will have to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year (one […]
January 23, 2013 - Top 2012 Business Complaints by Inudustry
By Oregon Better Business Bureau Which industries are drawing in the highest number of inquiries and complaints? Locally, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington reports the top 20 most-inquired-about and most-complained-about industries of 2012. 1. Auto Dealers – New Cars 2. Financial Services 3. Auto Dealers – […]
January 22, 2013 - Fiscal cliff delays Oregon’s tax season
By Oregon Department of Revenue The Oregon Department of Revenue announced today that its tax processing season will get a later start than usual this year, due to late tax law changes made by Congress to resolve the “fiscal cliff” crisis. The Internal Revenue Service’s 2013 filing season will start […]
January 21, 2013 - Court Ruling: 600,000-1 punitive damages ratio for LLC member
Ater Wynne LLP NW Law frim LLC member’s breach of fiduciary duty results in 600,000-1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals again addressed the appropriate ratio of punitive to compensatory damages when compensatory damages are modest. One week after affirming an award of […]
January 21, 2013 - Furniture Stores – Are They Always Going Out of Business?
by Nick Beleiciks Oregon Employment Department A classic furniture store marketing approach is to hold “going out of business” sales to attract furniture shoppers hoping to find bargains amidst the ruin of a failing business. More than one observant shopper has noticed perpetual going out of business sales at certain […]
January 18, 2013 - More evidence of America’s Skills Gap
By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The results of an annual survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported a 3.4% increase in starting wages for college grads over last year. It was the largest such increase in salary since before the recession took hold in 2008. For […]
January 17, 2013 - Business poll: Right to Work, PERS, Trespasser Responsibility Act
From Jan Meekcoms State Director Oregon NFIB The following results are from the 2013 State Member Ballot. NFIB/Oregon thanks its members for taking the time to vote. Should Oregon become a right-to-work state? Yes 82 percent No 12 percent Undecided 6 percent Should the Legislature adopt the Trespasser Responsibility Act […]
January 16, 2013 - Chip Kelly leaves Oregon, Ducks team value to change?
BREAKING NEWS: Chip Kelly leaves University of Oregon for NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly has officially accepted coaching for the Philadelphia Eagles. Chip Kelley beat out 11 other candidates. This is a surprise coming soon after declaring that he would stay in Oregon. Kelly’s record is 46-7 […]