By Oregon Business & Industry The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis on Nov. 20 released the state’s quarterly economic and revenue forecast. The report provides information used for budgeting purposes by legislators and other state leaders. It also informs taxpayers about the likelihood and size of an income tax “kicker.” […]

By Oregon NFIB, SALEM, Ore., Nov. 12, 2024—The release of NFIB’s monthly Small Business Economic Trends report, also known as the Optimism Index, showed minor improvement in some categories but within a backdrop of a record 51-year high in uncertainty. “With the election over, small business owners will begin to […]

By Nicole Elgin  &  Lex Shvartsmann Barran Leibman LLP, On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC (2024), overruling its prior precedent in Babcock & Wilcox Co. (1948) and holding that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]