By Oregon Small Business Association, There are many property tax measures on the May Primary ballot, nearly 50 in total.  But few as costly as the Bend-La Pine school district measure 9-167 which is asking voters for a $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value property tax.   This is triple the cost […]

EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act  By Amy Angel & Natalie Pattison Barran Leibman LLP, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule and interpretive guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable […]

Chavez-DeRemer Pushes to Protect Access to Affordable Internet Services By Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer Press Release, As a cosponsor of the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act, Chavez-DeRemer joined her Problem Solvers colleagues to endorse the much-needed legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined her colleagues on the bipartisan […]

By NFIB, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, supports legislation introduced today by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (AL) and Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08) to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Repealing the CTA will relieve small businesses of beneficial ownership information requirements, one […]

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 […]