Leadership isn’t about keeping every ball in the air. It’s about knowing which ones can fall. By Rebecca Donley from Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association blog Picture life as a juggling act. You’ve always got a dozen balls in the air. Deadlines, responsibilities, relationships, crises, guest requests, meetings. But here’s […]

By US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A federal jury in Portland found Peter Igwacho, 64, a Cameroonian national residing in Anchorage, Alaska, guilty for wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between April 2020 and October 2021, during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Igwacho filed at […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University in Oregon’s U.S. District Court over sweatshirts that bear only the word “Columbia,” alleging copyright infringement unfair competition and breach of contract. The lawsuit contends people will confuse the school’s shirts as referring to the sportswear company rather […]

By National Retail Federation, WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation today welcomed a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Federal Reserve’s 2011 cap on debit card “swipe” fees in response to a merchant’s lawsuit  that said the Fed set the cap too high. “As merchants have argued for 14 years, the […]

By Becky Zuschlag  & Xavie Davenport Barran Liebman Law, The Oregon Legislative Assembly’s recent session ended on June 27, 2025, with several bills creating notable changes for Oregon employers. The following is a list of the relevant bills that have been signed into law by the Governor.  Paid Leave Oregon […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press release, MEDFORD, Ore.—Two San Antonio, Texas, men were sentenced to federal prison Thursday for conspiring to travel from Texas to Southern Oregon to commit an armed robbery while disguised as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Jose Manuel Lopez, 24, was sentenced […]

Small Business Optimism Up, But Uncertainty Remains High Will the Oregon Legislature’s special session tamp down Main Street’s improved outlook? BY NFIB of Oregon, SALEM, Ore., Aug. 12, 2025—The good news out of the nation’s capital today showed an improving small business economy, but will the Oregon Legislature’s upcoming special […]

By Oregon US Attorney, Press Release PORTLAND, Ore.— Ermin Izaguirre-Estrada, 22, a Honduran national unlawfully residing in Oregon, was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Portland and San Francisco, California. According to court documents, on August 9, 2023, […]

By Jeff Robertson  &  Iris Tilley Barran Liebman, The so called “One Beautiful Bill” authorized the creation and administration of “Trump Accounts.”  Trump Accounts have both an individual component and a potential employer sponsorship component.  While many questions remain as to administration and eligibility, it is important for employers to […]

By NFIB, In a new op-ed in The Washington Reporter, Dylan Rosnick, NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relationshighlights the labor threats facing small business owners and outlines how certain policy proposals in Congress could decimate Main Street businesses. Rosnick urges lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to deliver relief by rejecting radical, big-government mandates […]