Release by US Department of Justice, WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Collins Management Corporation, a forestry products company in Oregon, to resolve allegations that it unlawfully fired and later refused to rehire a lawful permanent resident in violation of the anti-discrimination […]

By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics The Economist magazine has a terrific map showing for each state the country it comes closest to in terms of GDP. Notes below:

Oregon Prepares to Add Big New Hurdle for Manufacturing Jobs – Highest in the Nation — While most states are attempting to keep or attract manufacturing jobs, Oregon may be heading the opposite direction. By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Oregon is the process of adopting the most stringent water […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Last week, I had the good fortune to interview newly sworn in Speaker of the House John Boehner in his new office. The interview was for the U.S. Chamber’s monthly member magazine Free Enterprise and will be the cover story of our February issue.  Speaker […]

Top 10 Tax Time Tips By Internal Revenue Service It’s that time of the year again. The income tax filing season has begun and important tax documents should be arriving in the mail. Even though your return is not due until April, getting an early start will make filing easier. […]

Business News Note: Nissan’s electric vehicle 2011 campaign for the Leaf car is being limited to seven states (Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, and Hawaii) with later states to follow.  Portland General Electric caught Nissan executives completely by surprise by installing 100 charging stations to help welcome the new […]

By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum sponsor, KeyBank. Attached is the University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators for November 2010. The release date is January 12, 2011. Special thanks to our sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ gained in November, rising 0.9 percent to 87.9 […]

Oregon Supreme Court tosses single-digit ratio for punitive damages in employment case By Lori Bauman, Ater Wynne, Oregon Law Firm, On Thursday, a divided Oregon Supreme Court affirmed a jury award of punitive damages of $175,000 in a case in which compensatory damages were only $6,000. In Hamlin v. Hampton […]

U.S. Food Safety Overhaul is Underway: FDA Gets Broad Oversight Powers FDA Food Safety Modernization Act brings sweeping changes to food processing industry Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP By William L. Weigand On Jan. 4, President Obama will sign into law a major overhaul of food safety regulation in the United […]

Companies Hire Private Eyes to Investigate “Sick Days” By Oregon Tax News The weak job market has not prevented workers from abusing their sick days. Kronos, a workforce productivity firm in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, recently found that 57 percent of U.S. salaried employees take sick days when they are not actually […]