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 […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. “Every company is required to play by the rules, from the smallest […]

12/20/23: DOL’s Nondisplacement Rule Creates Challenges for Federal Contractor Employers By Nicole Elgin & Bruce Garrett Barran Liebman Law, LLP   On December 14, 2023, the Department of Labor announced a final rule implementing Executive Order 14055 that places numerous nondisplacement employment requirements on federal contractors and subcontractors. The core […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Employees in Portland’s private sector saw weekly earnings rise nearly 5 percent in the past year, while in a quarter of the nation’s largest metro areas, workers saw wages drop, according to the Business Journals. Next year might look different, though, as economic prognosticators […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, Portland solid waste management and recycling company COR made a splash in early November by unveiling the state’s first electric garbage truck, a Peterbilt rear-loader that holds a big enough charge to conduct a full day of bin pickups without stopping. The new truck is […]

By US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release A West Linn, Oregon man pleaded guilty today in federal court for conspiring with others to illegally import and sell $2.5 million in counterfeit N95 masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jiang Yu, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in […]

By Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release,  Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger due to potential negative effects on consumers in Oregon and nationwide. “Specifically, I am concerned that the proposed merger, if […]

By Oregon Business and Industry Gov. Tina Kotek released 10 recommendations for revitalizing Portland’s downtown during Monday’s Oregon Leadership Summit. Highlighted by a proposed moratorium on new local taxes and fees, the list includes measures the Portland Central City Task Force would like policymakers to implement during the first six […]

December 14, 2023 By Nicole Elgin Barran Liebman Law,   Employers should plan ahead for the many legal changes in the new year that may require updating policies. This E-Alert is an overview of some of the legislative changes employers with employees working in Oregon and Washington should prepare for […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association ORLA Files Suit Against City of Albany for Tax Expenditures The motion filed in Linn County District Court alleges misuse of lodging taxes based on state law requirements Wilsonville, OR– The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) filed a lawsuit against the City of […]