By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, The framework for mitigating Covid risk in Oregon across a variety of industries has come with a certain level of experimentation by the Oregon Health Authority as they determine business restrictions during the ongoing health emergency. One of those experiments not followed by virtually […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Mr. Rogers died in 2003, but his music live on—and even won a Grammy this year for a Portland company that reissued a compilation of his songs. Omnivore Recordings won the award in the Best Historical Album category for It’s Such a Good Feeling: The […]

National Federation of Independent Business, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s tax plans released today: “Any plan by President Biden and Congress must take into account the crucial role Main Street plays […]

By Oregon Business and Industry Frontline workers, as defined by the CDC, and Oregonians 16+ with underlying health conditions — both of which were scheduled to become eligible for the vaccine on April 19 — will now be eligible beginning April 5. This has raised several questions among OBI members, […]

By Oregon Employment Department, The total estimate of job vacancies at any given time in 2020 dropped 22% from the level in 2019, as the pandemic shuttered businesses and stalled hiring, especially in the spring at the onset of business restrictions. Still, employers were hiring for a wide variety of […]

By Oregon Small Business Association The U.S. Labor Department has ordered the owners of a Beaverton restaurant to pay more than $400,000 in back pay to its 39 employees. Buffet Palace paid a flat monthly wage to its employees, no matter how many hours they worked, resulting at times in […]

And So It Begins: First Known Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandate Filed in New Mexico By Natalie Pattison By Barran Liebman LLP Oregon law firm, Employers considering vaccine mandates take note: one of the earliest known lawsuits challenging an employer-mandated vaccine policy has been filed in New Mexico. As we discussed […]

By NFIB, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued the following statement from Kevin Kuhlman, Vice President of Federal Government Relations, in response to the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 1799, the PPP Extension Act of 2021, which is an NFIB Key […]

By Oregon US Attorney Office Press Release, A U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were sentenced for their roles in an international conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Gene Leroy Thompson Jr., 54, was sentenced to 18 months in […]

Oregon’s UI Trust Fund Balance / Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans? / It’s a Warning Week By Oregon Restaurant Association, It’s a very busy week in the Oregon Legislature. Here are the latest updates overall at the association. A more detailed Advocacy Update will be sent to ORLA members soon from […]