By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, Small businesses across the country need thriving associations with competent professional staff who serve as intelligence officers for their respective industries. When the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) first came into existence back in 1932 (the two associations merged in 2010), it was […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation Last October Kroger announced its plans to acquire Albertsons for $24.6 billion and now officials in seven states have objected to the deal. A Kroger spokesperson defended the merger saying it would be good for consumers and store workers and only large, non-unionized competitors […]

By Amy Angel & Stacie Damazo Barran Liebman Law With Paid Leave Oregon benefits beginning on September 3, 2023, the Oregon Employment Department and the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries have published a fact sheet to answer common questions regarding the interaction between leave taken under Paid Leave Oregon […]

US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Press Release, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas announced Oregon would receive more than $6 million from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for crucial cybersecurity upgrades […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney Office Press Release, On August 24, 2023, a federal jury in Portland found a convicted felon from Salem, Oregon guilty of illegally transferring a machine gun. Daniel Matthew Kittson, 61, was convicted of one count of illegally transferring a machine gun. He was found not guilty […]

Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Although the U.S Department of Labor (USDOL) issued a rule on September 24, 2021 clarifying that managers and supervisors may only keep tips that they receive from customers directly for services that the manager or supervisor directly and “solely” provides, due to increased scrutiny and […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, The Union behind Powell’s Book’s has called for a strike forcing the book store to close all three of its existing retail locations for the busy day of Labor Day.   The Strike also includes urging the public to refrain from even buying online books. […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Wineries in the Willamette Valley want PacifiCorp to pay $20 million for damage to grape crops caused by 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Lawsuits filed in Yamhill, Polk, and Lane counties contend that negligence on the six-state utility’s equipment sparked wildfires and its Oregon operation, Pacific […]

By Jeff Robertson & Iris Tilley By Barran Liebman LLC, Secure 2.0 placed certain limits on catch-up contributions. In particular, where a plan offers catch-up contributions, Secure 2.0 included a mandate requiring plans to only allow catch-up contributions for those earning $145,000 (as adjusted) in the prior year if the […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, While hiring has increased in manufacturing, construction hospitality, and health care since Covid-19 pandemic, jobs in Oregon’s financial sector have dropped, according to the Portland Business Journal. Part of the slump can be attributed to commercial banking, which cut Oregon employment by 22 percent […]