By Portland Metro Chamber The Portland Metro Chamber and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce share advocacy priorities for addressing policy and funding challenges in the two largest urban centers in the Pacific Northwest. This combined federal agenda calls for the prioritization of the Pacific Northwest so that both cities can […]

By Chris Morgan & Missy Oakley By Barran Liebman, Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Final Rule”), banning most employers across the United States from enforcing non-competition provisions as a term or condition of employment and largely voiding existing non-competition clauses. Things to […]

Remaining funds present unique opportunities to invest in tourism initiatives By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association Wilsonville, OR – Salem’s Budget Committee approved a stop-gap solution to fund the library through a Cultural and Tourism Fund, finding access to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars outside of any restricted lodging […]

— Wyden Praises FCC Fines on Wireless Carriers in Response to His Investigation into Abuse of Location Data — Wyden Revealed in 2018 that Wireless Carriers Shared Detailed Location Data With Shady Data Brokers; Bounty Hunters and Jealous Boyfriends Abused The Location Data BY U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, […]

April 24, 2024 By Becky Zuschlag Barran Liebman LLP July 1 is fast approaching and will bring with it several changes employers should be aware of, including an increase in Oregon’s minimum wage and statutory changes to the protected reason eligible employees may take leave under the Oregon Family Leave […]

By NFIB, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued the following statement on behalf of Beth Milito, Executive Director of NFIB’s Small Business Legal Center, regarding the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule on non-compete clauses. “Without teams of compliance officers and […]

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That a Lateral Transfer May Be Discrimination Under Title VII By Amy Angel & Missy Oakley Barran Liebman Law The U.S. Supreme Court held in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis that a lateral transfer of an employee to a position with similar rank and pay […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Good Clean Love Inc., a company in Eugene that manufactures safe and organic intimate hygiene and sexual health products, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Oscar-winning actress Gwenyth Paltrow’s company Goop, a skin, body, fragrance, and fashion and lifestyle […]

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) Press Release Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group (ALWG) released a final report that details policy recommendations to address workforce issues facing the nation’s ag producers. The report comes after months of engaging with stakeholders, employers, and workers […]

BY NFIB, Today, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from NFIB President Brad Close discussing the importance of the 20% Small Business Deduction for Main Street businesses nationwide. Close urges Congress to take action and pass the Main Street Tax Certainty Act to ensure that small businesses can grow […]