By Oregon NFIB SALEM, Ore., Jan. 14, 2025—Is the five-year drought of good small business news finally over? Today’s release of the latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) would lead everyone to believe it is, with the net percent of owners expecting the […]

By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16, 2025) – NFIB commends the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case E.M.D Sales, Inc. v. Faustino Sanchez Carrera. The Court determined that the “preponderance of the evidence” standard of proof applies when an employer seeks to demonstrate that an employee is […]

1/13/25 — Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon’s Conversational Privacy Statute – Notice Required to Record In-Person Conversations By Andrew Schpak & Missy Oakley Barran Liebman Law, January 13, 2025 — Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Oregon’s conversational privacy statute en banc after it was previously thrown out […]

Oregon joins $80 million enforcement action against Block Inc., CashApp for Bank Secrecy Act violations Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Press Release, Salem – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) and 47 state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated action against Block Inc., for violations of the Bank Secrecy […]

By Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Press Release, Salem – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), a member of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), has joined a $17 million settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co. L.P. (Edward Jones) resulting from an investigation into the […]

By Hannah LaChance & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman LLP Law, 1/7/25 — On January 1st, 2025, numerous changes were implemented affecting employers. Among those changes was an update to the amount of wages protected from garnishments under SB 1595 (2024). When calculating a payment pursuant to a writ of garnishment, […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Portland-based Brightside Windows, the official jersey patch sponsor of the Portland Trail Blazers, has extended its team sponsorship to the Seattle Seahawks, providing its logo for the microphones used at press conferences and its press conference landing page, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal. […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness Senior Vice President Bill Hulse issued the following statement today on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rule on Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V), which would prohibit consumer […]

Wyden, Lummis Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege for Incarcerated People By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., today reintroduced their bipartisan bill to protect the confidentiality of email communications between incarcerated individuals and their attorneys. Despite mail, phone […]

Governor’s Recommended Budget Released, Provides Strong Start for BOLI’s Critical Needs By Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Release, [Portland, OR] — Yesterday, the Governor’s Recommended Budget (GRB) for the 2025-2027 biennium was released, allocating $83.6 million in total funding and 230 positions to the Oregon Bureau of Labor […]