By Oregon Business and Industry On May 4, the Oregon Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) filed permanent workplace rules related to COVID. OSHA had previously adopted temporary rules on Nov. 6, 2020 and those rules were set to expire today. OBI has been heavily engaged in the rulemaking process […]

Poll shows the vast majority of people are relieved the Governor’s latest indoor dining ban has ended By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Wilsonville, OR– A recent poll shows, 88% of Oregonians say they should be able to make their own decision about dining indoors at restaurants as more people […]

By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon Oregon businesses growing and selling cannabis want the ability to sell their product to people in other states, but until the federal law changes making marijuana legal, Gov. Kate Brown says her hands are tied, according to the Portland Business Journal. Sixteen states and Washington, […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, 1. Oregon Hazelnuts are booming — Oregon Hazelnuts Receive 15-20% Premium 2. Marijuana sales are breaking records — April Marijuana Sales in Oregon, Illinois Set New Highs 3. Cherry crops are growing — Estimate points to bigger cherry crop this year in the Northwest  As […]

By US Chamber of Commerce, Glenn Spencer, Senior Vice President of Employment Policy Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the following statement after President Biden announced he would withdraw the Independent Contractor Rule: “We are disappointed to see the administration withdraw a balanced rule that was well-grounded in […]

By Cascade Policy Institute, Portland City Council is focusing on making it easier to build outdoor homeless shelters. This raises the question: Why not set permanent housing free? Adopting Portland’s Shelter to Housing Continuum Project would remove design review requirements from outdoor shelters. Design review is the process by which […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The vacancy rate in Portland’s central business district hit 19.4 percent during the first quarter of 2021, while the city’s overall vacancy is 14.7 percent. But real estate officials expressed optimism for improvement in the next year or two—especially when compared with the decline of […]

Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a crack-down on deceptive prize promotions run by car dealerships. The sweeping statewide investigation ended in settlements with four different car dealerships for sending misleading mailers and scratch-off tickets that made customers think they had won a prize. […]

By Josh Goldberg & Gabrielle Hansen Barran Liebman LLP Oregon law firm, Employers take note, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum hourly wage for federal contractors and subcontractors to $15.00 and tying future automatic increases to the Consumer Price Index. President Obama […]

By National Retail Federation, Retailers filed a lawsuit today seeking to have the Federal Reserve lower its 10-year-old cap on “swipe” fees banks charge to process debit card transactions, saying the agency wrongly applied federal law and that merchants have paid billions of dollars more than intended by Congress while […]