By Oregon U.S. Attorney, Press release, PORTLAND, Ore.—Joseph David Emerson, 46, of Pleasant Hill, California, an off-duty commercial airline pilot, pleaded guilty today for attempting to shut down the engines of a passenger plane in flight. According to court documents, on October 22, 2023, Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot […]

Wyden, Merkley Introduce Tax Fairness Bill for Striking Workers By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) said today they have introduced legislation that would ensure workers in Oregon and nationwide are not taxed on the small stipends they receive while […]

Oregon Hospitality Foundation Supporting Reentry Work By Ella Sturdevant As featured in the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association blog Opportunity Oregon is an organization dedicated to supporting the success and career goals of individuals with felony charges. Amongst their impressive roster of programs is their in-prison career fairs that bring […]

By Oregon Small Business Association of Oregon, A 25-year-old Guatemalan man living in Woodburn, Ore., is challenging his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who arrested four of seven workers during a raid on an Oregon blueberry farm. Before dawn on Aug. 7, ICE agents in unmarked SUVs stopped […]

By Becky Zuschlag Barran Leibman Law, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program (“PFML”) will change once again next year, providing expanded employee protections and attempting to remedy the leave stacking issue many employers have experienced, among other changes. The amended provisions included in HB 1213 take effect on January […]

Congressman Cliff Bentz Press Release Congressman Cliff Bentz issued the following statement in response to Governor Tina Kotek’s recent comments regarding the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) on SNAP and Medicaid: “Governor Kotek recently discussed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). Her comments are misleading and leave […]

NLRB Issues GC Memo on Investigating Salting Cases By Barran Liebman Law,   August 25, 2025 The Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued GC Memorandum 25-08, providing updated guidance on “salting” cases. The memo states that salting is “the act of a trader union in […]

Quarterly survey focuses on construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 26, 2025) – The NFIB Research Center released an industry-specific quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. According to the report, the Optimism Index across the four reported […]

Leadership isn’t about keeping every ball in the air. It’s about knowing which ones can fall. By Rebecca Donley from Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association blog Picture life as a juggling act. You’ve always got a dozen balls in the air. Deadlines, responsibilities, relationships, crises, guest requests, meetings. But here’s […]

By US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A federal jury in Portland found Peter Igwacho, 64, a Cameroonian national residing in Anchorage, Alaska, guilty for wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between April 2020 and October 2021, during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Igwacho filed at […]