The U.S. Department of Labor Has Issued Its Final Rule, Changing the Independent Contractor Test (Again) By Marley Masser & Andrew Schpak Barran Liebman Law, On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule regarding the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors under the […]

By Bob Clark, Economist Guest submission for Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The above chart is of per person real after-tax income by selected state (after-tax income adjusted by the state’s relative cost of living). It is compiled from U.S Bureau of Economics, a department of the Federal government, data […]

By Portland Metro Chamber On January 10, the Portland Metro Chamber testified to the Portland City Council to express support for the Housing Regulatory Relief Project in addition to recommended amendments. The Chamber, along with coalition partners, commends the City of Portland’s focus on increasing housing production as a pivotal […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press release, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that Asante Health System, a southern Oregon healthcare corporation, and one of its physicians, have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that the company and its physician knowingly submitted false claims […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation According to the U.S. Census’ 2021 American Community Survey, between 2019 and 2021 work from home workers increased from 6% of the labor force to 18%. In Oregon, it went from 7% in 2019 to 23% in 2021. Oregon ranks as the fifth highest […]

By Guest submission from CISA, Featured on Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, While millions of well-meaning Americans flock to gyms with a newfound desire to improve their health there is one area of their well-being that is likely still being neglected – cyber health. All around us, our offices, where […]

By Oregon Business & Industry Oregon’s 2024 legislative session will begin Monday, Feb. 5 and is scheduled to adjourn Sunday, March. 10. At 35 days, such short sessions are designed to handle emergencies and to rebalance state budgets, which are adopted during longer sessions that occur during odd-numbered years. Short […]

By NFIB Press Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 9, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule on the classification of independent contractors: “The Department of Labor intends to further complicate an […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, PORTLAND, Ore.—A Grants Pass, Oregon medical doctor and his general medical practice have paid $115,000 to settle allegations by the United States regarding the physician, on behalf of himself and his practice, submitting medical reimbursement claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and the Veterans Health […]

By Oregon Business and Industry In a Dec. 24 Oregonian op-ed, OBI President and CEO Angela Wilhelms urged state lawmakers to commit to a multiyear moratorium on new taxes. Wilhelms and coauthor Jason Brandt, president and CEO of the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, cited the recently released recommendations of […]