By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced  the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding Klamath Community College and Linn-Benton Community College a combined total of $265,829 to grow their commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs. A CDL is […]

By Oregon Business & Industry The Oregon Legislature is expected to debate K-12 education funding during the 2025 session. In anticipation, Gov. Kotek recently unveiled a proposal that would, through a few technical adjustments, raise the current service level for public schools during the 2025-27 budget-setting process. Finding an extra […]

By Attorney General of Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum Press Release, Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), filed in US District Court for the Middle District of […]

By Nicole Elgin & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman Law LLP, In a July 22, 2024 judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 6,000 workers of residential skilled nursing and rehab facilities were awarded $35.8 million in back wages and damages under the Fair Labor Standards […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney Office Press release, A southern Oregon restaurant was sentenced in federal court today for stealing more than $759,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC, formerly located outside of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced to pay […]

Wyden, Colleagues Urge Justice Department to Protect Election Workers in Upcoming Election By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said that he and Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats targeting election workers ahead of the upcoming […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, From 2010 to 2020, Portland increased the number of hotel rooms by 4,000, but today many of those rooms sit empty as the city and its businesses struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels of commerce, according to the Portland Business Journal. In 2019, the […]

By Portland Metro Chamber, The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office assigned a ballot measure number to a massive new tax that will appear on the November ballot. This costly tax on sales, formerly known as Initiative Petition 17, is now officially Measure 118. Measure 118 qualified for the ballot on […]

By Chris Morgan & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman Law LLP, August 9, 2024 — Under ORS 652.750, an employer is required to furnish a “certified” copy of an employee’s personnel records within 45 days of the employee’s request. The statute does not expressly specify what is considered a “certified copy.” […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation Two Oregon-based companies on the Fortune 500 in 2024 are laying off employees to cut costs. Nike, based in Beaverton and ranked 88th on the list, announced layoffs in February. Lithia Motors of Medford, which posted a record $8.6 billion in first-quarter sales, announced […]