By Oregon Employment Department, There are numerous reasons why someone may choose self-employment: having the freedom to make your own decisions; gaining more control over your career; taking advantage of a growing market; or having the opportunity to do something you love. Whatever the reason, it’s clear that a number […]

Legislature Passes Final Bills and Heads Home by Associated Oregon Industries In the closing hours of the 2012 Oregon Legislature, it managed to pass three more bills on the AOI Priority Bill list; notably HB 4164 – Health Insurance Exchange, HB 4165 – Early Learning and SB 1581 – Achievement […]

Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon – Economic activity continued to improve in January 2012. The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity gained from -0.45 in December 2011 (revised from -0.28) to 0.06, where zero indicates the average growth established over the 1990-2011. The three-month moving average also rose, […]

Rapid Response to Data Breach Pays Off By Douglas C. Ross and Gregory A. Chaimov Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Oregon Law Firm, The Oregon Supreme Court last week affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against Providence Health & Services-Oregon arising out of the theft of patient data on […]

Court rules on roomate-matching services & discrimination  Ater-Wynne:, Oregon Law Firm The anti-discrimination provisions of the Fair Housing Act don’t apply to a Roommate.com, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month in Fair Housing Council v. Roommate.com, LLC. Roommate.com operates a web site that helps roommates find each […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Free Enterprise Blog Last August, federal agents raided and briefly shut down the Gibson Guitar factory in Nashville, TN. They accused the company of violating the Lacey Act by improperly classifying wood for guitar fingerboards that they imported from India. The act makes it a […]

Video of the week: Cable rolls out internet use-pricing plans

By Oregon Small Business Association Oregon licensed building contractors are finding they have to take an extra step to renew their state Construction Contractors Board (CCB) licenses this year. Effective October 1, 2011, the CCB began requiring contractors to complete continuing education credit hours. Most residential contractors are required to […]

Microsoft takes comedic swing at Google — Video By Guest Submission, Google is rolling out their privacy policy this month and not wasting any time rival Microsoft has produced a comedy video that tries to exploit it. Please watch.

By Oregon Small Business Association, Could Seattle get another NBA team? That’s a definite maybe. Though the city has lacked a pro basketball team since the SuperSonics went to Oklahoma City in 2009, three recent developments indicate that the situation may change soon. First of all, Paul Allen, owner of […]