By National Restaurant Association   The National Restaurant Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed multi-year biofuel fuel volumes included in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The Association stressed the negative impact increasing biofuel volumes would have on the price and availability of […]

Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum co-led a lawsuit with Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and joined by 10 other Attorneys General, against the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for unnecessarily singling out the medication abortion drug, mifepristone, for excessive regulation. Despite evidence that the drug is […]

By Oregon Business and Industry With the Feb. 21 release of its annual Value of Jobs report, the Portland Business Alliance provided yet more evidence of the competitiveness crisis affecting Oregon, and particularly the state’s economic, political and cultural center in Portland. Contributing to this crisis are rapidly escalating state […]

February 23, 2023 By Ed Choi Bullard Law A new Supreme Court ruling serves as a useful reminder to employers that they must pay employees on a “salary basis” in order to avoid overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even for highly compensated individuals. In this case, […]

By NFIB, The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.5 points in January to 90.3, remaining below the 49-year average of 98. Down six points from last month, 26% of owners reported inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business. Owners expecting better business conditions over the […]

The End of the Round-Up? Oregon Federal Court Takes Issue with Employer Rounding Practices By Sean Ray & Blayne Soleymani-Pearson Barran Liebman Law Firm, Fear not—despite the clickbait title, the rodeo is safe. However, the practice of employers rounding employees’ work time to calculate pay may not be. Rounding has […]

ORLA helps secure over $11.4 million in federal relief for Oregon’s hospitality industry By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association Partners with Adesso Capital to Expedite Cash Assistance for Oregon’s Foodservice and Lodging Industry [Wilsonville, OR – 2/13/23] – The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association […]

National Retail Federation The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President of Government Relations David French after the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 was introduced in the U.S. House. “Organized retail crime remains a persistent threat to the retail industry, accounting for more than $94.5 […]

By Alysha Phelps Barran Liebman LLP On February 9, 2023, the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) published an opinion letter and a field assistance bulletin concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The DOL opinion letter clarifies […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, [From the desk of Chip Rogers, President & CEO, American Hotel & Lodging Association]Today, AHLA released its 2023 State of the Hotel Industry report. The report forecasts that the hotel industry in 2023 will surpass pre-pandemic levels of demand, nominal room revenue and state […]