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January 24, 2013 - Why You Should Care About Portland’s Mandatory Sick Leave Proposal

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm On January 17, Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz released a proposal that, if passed, will require all Portland employers to provide sick leave to employees. Employers with six or more employees will have to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year (one […]

January 23, 2013 - Top 2012 Business Complaints by Inudustry

By Oregon Better Business Bureau Which industries are drawing in the highest number of inquiries and complaints? Locally, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington reports the top 20 most-inquired-about and most-complained-about industries of 2012. 1.  Auto Dealers – New Cars 2.  Financial Services 3.  Auto Dealers – […]

January 22, 2013 - Fiscal cliff delays Oregon’s tax season

By Oregon Department of Revenue The Oregon Department of Revenue announced today that its tax processing season will get a later start than usual this year, due to late tax law changes made by Congress to resolve the “fiscal cliff” crisis. The Internal Revenue Service’s 2013 filing season will start […]

January 21, 2013 - Court Ruling: 600,000-1 punitive damages ratio for LLC member

Ater Wynne LLP NW Law frim LLC member’s breach of fiduciary duty results in 600,000-1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals again addressed the appropriate ratio of punitive to compensatory damages when compensatory damages are modest. One week after affirming an award of […]

January 21, 2013 - Furniture Stores – Are They Always Going Out of Business?

by Nick Beleiciks Oregon Employment Department A classic furniture store marketing approach is to hold “going out of business” sales to attract furniture shoppers hoping to find bargains amidst the ruin of a failing business. More than one observant shopper has noticed perpetual going out of business sales at certain […]

January 18, 2013 - More evidence of America’s Skills Gap

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The results of an annual survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported a 3.4% increase in starting wages for college grads over last year. It was the largest such increase in salary since before the recession took hold in 2008. For […]

January 17, 2013 - Business poll: Right to Work, PERS, Trespasser Responsibility Act

 From Jan Meekcoms State Director Oregon NFIB The following results are from the 2013 State Member Ballot. NFIB/Oregon thanks its members for taking the time to vote. Should Oregon become a right-to-work state? Yes 82 percent No 12 percent Undecided 6 percent Should the Legislature adopt the Trespasser Responsibility Act […]

January 16, 2013 - Chip Kelly leaves Oregon, Ducks team value to change?

BREAKING NEWS: Chip Kelly leaves University of Oregon for NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly has officially accepted coaching for the Philadelphia Eagles. Chip Kelley beat out 11 other candidates. This is a surprise coming soon after declaring that he would stay in Oregon. Kelly’s record is 46-7 […]

January 16, 2013 - 2013 Legislature: Five bold business ideas

By Oregon Prosperity Project 2013 – Five Pillars of Prosperity for Oregon Legislature The 2013 Oregon legislature will come to Salem next week to organize and prepare for a long, five month legislative session that begins February 4th.We believe the Oregon legislature will advance the prosperity of our state – […]

January 15, 2013 - Ore. homecare provider makes costly E-Verify mistake

An Oregon Homecare Provider’s Missteps Illustrate the Importance of E-Verify Compliance Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm On December 3, 2102, an Oregon homecare provider and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement agreement on claims of discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). The claims stemmed […]