Josh Lehner Oregon Economic Analysis Office In recent months we have discussed the big picture outlook for labor supply, the silver tsunami of retirements, how migration is slowing but remains the key driver of population gains, and how birthrates are dropping and deaths are rising. However, what we haven’t done […]

By Kathryn M. Hindman Bullard Law Surrounded by California’s and Washington’s paid family medical leave laws, we knew it was possible. Soon it will be a reality. The Oregon legislature recently passed an extremely generous paid Family and Medical leave law that will impact almost every Oregon employer. Fortunately, employers […]

By Rachel Dawson Cascade Policy Institute In January 2019 the City of Portland implemented a voter-approved a 1% tax on certain “retail sales” within Portland to fund clean energy projects and jobs training. This tax will be applied to retailers with $1 billion or more in total sales, $500,000 of […]

Washington Recognizes Obesity as a Protected Class By Sarah Hale Bullard Law, Oregon law firm The Washington Supreme Court, for the first time, held that obese workers are protected under the state’s anti-discrimination laws. In Taylor v. Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings, Inc., the Court held that obesity can be a […]

Oregon Attorney General Release, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced a nationwide settlement with the consumer reporting giant, Equifax, as the result of an investigation into a massive 2017 data breach, the largest-ever breach of consumer data. Oregon will receive over $2.8 million from the settlement and consumers are eligible to […]

Spontaneous Political Combustion By Anthony K. Smith Oregon NFIB, Attribute it to the personal empowerment of email lists and social media, then add a strong push by legislative arrogance, and what happened in Salem during the waning weeks of the 2019 legislative session is another example of a phenomenon occurring […]

By Oregon Employment Department, The 2019 version of the Oregon Employment Department’s annual summary of occupational wage information is now available. Thanks to survey responses from employers around the state, wage scales for over 700 job categories have been calculated. Regional wage information is also available; however, wages are published […]

US Attorney, Oregon District Kermit Tyler Poulson, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting threatening communications with the intent to extort Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. According to court documents, on October 9, 2018, Poulson posted multiple threatening comments on Mayor Wheeler’s personal Instagram account. Poulson threatened to firebomb the […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 748, the “Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019.” The Chamber issued a key vote in support of passage of the […]

Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, Representative Greg Walden released a statement following his recent trip to the southern border. Over the weekend, Walden went to Carrizo Springs, Texas and Yuma, Arizona to tour key border sites including facilities operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and an Office of Refugee Resettlement […]