By Christine M. Zinter Bullard Law August 23, 2022 By Christine M. Zinter The Oregon Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from discriminating between employees in the payment of wages or other compensation for “work of a comparable character” unless the wage differential is based on certain bona fide factors such […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Producers of nine films being shot in Oregon are receiving incentives to do so.   “The Rehearsal” is an HBO comedy series where Nathan Fielder lets ordinary people “rehearse” for life’s biggest moments in simulations he designs with help from actors and a construction […]

By NFIB With surging inflation, high gas prices, and workforce shortages, small businesses have suffered enough. Despite being wrongly called “tax loopholes” by some members of Congress, small business owners successfully urged the U.S. Senate to remove the new 3.8% small business tax from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and ensured […]

By Oregon US Attorney Press Release, A Umatilla County, Oregon, man is facing federal charges for robbing the Wildhorse Resort and Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation at gunpoint and brandishing a firearm. Javier Francisco Vigil, 51, has been charged by criminal complaint with committing a Hobbs Act robbery and […]

By Josh Lehner, Oregon Economic Analysis Office, Normally economists think about job openings as a leading indicator. If businesses are looking to grow and increase production, they will usually put out a job posting prior to actually hiring someone. The issue today is that job openings nationally and here in […]

By Jeff Robertson & Iris Tilley Barran Liebman Law A proper remote work policy protects the organization by defining who can work remotely and what those who are remote must disclose to their employer.  This policy should be in written form and may be a separate policy or part of […]

Operators Endure Weaker Business Conditions By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association The costs of goods restaurateurs need most have continued to accelerate, and according to a new survey released today by the National Restaurant Association, 46% of operators say business conditions are worse now than they were 3 months ago. […]

By National Retail Federation, Core retail sales as calculated by the National Retail Federation rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained flat on a monthly basis, and both calculations showed strong year-over-year gains as consumers kept shopping despite high inflation, NRF said today. “Retail […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis One big change during the pandemic has been that for the first time in recorded history, there were more deaths in Oregon than there were births. It’s been 18 months since we checked in on that here on the blog. We now […]

By Bruce Garrett & Blayne Soleymani-Pearson Barran Law, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised COVID-19 guidance last week that may impact employers’ COVID-19 workplace policies. The high levels of immunity from vaccines and prior infections have led the CDC to continue to ease restrictions in non-high-risk […]