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November 21, 2024 - NFIB applauds Gov. Shapiro’s PA permit fast track program

The executive order creates new program aimed to improve permitting process By NFIB, HARRISBURG, Pa. (Nov. 20, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Pennsylvania’s leading small business advocacy organization, applauds Gov. Shapiro for signing Executive Order 2024-04, which creates the Pennsylvania Permit Fast Track Program aimed to […]


November 20, 2024 - Ex-Bend microbrew company sentenced for mail and wire fraud

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District, (11/5/24) — The former owner of a Bend, Oregon-based microbrewery equipment company was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding nearly two dozen customers out of more than $880,000. Matthew Mulder, 52, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. […]


November 19, 2024 - Judge Vacates DOL Overtime Rule That Went into Effect in July

Missy Oakley & Nicole Elgin Barran Leibman LLP, Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the Final Rule: Restoring and Extending Overtime Protections (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increased the salary threshold for the bona fide executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (“white-collar exemptions”) and the total annual […]


November 18, 2024 - Airline cuts to Portland airport

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Portland is among 18 cities where Southwest Airlines Co. plans to cut its workforce, offering voluntary separations and extended leave packages to employees. This comes as Portland air travel and conference attendance has not fully recovered from the pandemic like most other major American […]


November 14, 2024 - U.S. Chamber Opposes New Tax on U.S. Oil and Natural Gas

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Guith, Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute, made the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s final methane tax announced: “The Administration’s methane tax will contribute to inflation and punish American energy producers for meeting growing energy demand. The Chamber supports […]


November 13, 2024 - Oregon Division of Financial Regulation warns of investment affinity fraud scams

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation warns of investment affinity fraud scams Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Salem – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) is warning Oregonians about the prevalence of affinity fraud in the U.S. Generally, affinity fraud is a type of investment fraud and occurs when the […]


November 12, 2024 - Ag announces $1.3B settlement with Kroger (Fred Meyer)

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, whose office played a leadership role in a bipartisan coalition of thirty state attorneys general, announced today the completion of a $1.37 billion national settlement agreement with Kroger, addressing the grocery chain’s pharmacies’ role in the opioid crisis. Oregon will […]


November 11, 2024 - Epic Aircraft E1000 GX Voted Coolest Thing Made in Oregon

By Oregon Business & Industry, Voters have spoken: Nothing made in Oregon in 2024 is cooler than Epic Aircraft’s E1000 GX, a carbon fiber turboprop that achieves jet-like performance without jet-like fuel consumption. The winner of OBI’s second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest was revealed at the conclusion […]


November 7, 2024 - NFIB asks court to reconsider Mayfield v. Labor Dept. panel decision

By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 4, 2024) – NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Robert Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to grant en banc review of a three-judge panel decision concerning the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its exemption from overtime pay requirements for “executive, […]


November 6, 2024 - Business lessons from a disaster

Learning from Hurricane Helene: What Not to Do in the Face of Inclement Weather By: Amy Angel & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Leibman Law In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, one employer’s apparent failure to have and adhere to a common sense inclement weather policy has underscored why having such a […]