By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation December spending on services was the worst in nearly a year, retail spending fell 3 of the last 4 months, rising mortgage interest rates drove existing home sales to their lowest level since 2014, and car sales were the worst in more than a […]

By NFIB, According to NFIB’s monthly jobs report, 57% of owners reported hiring or trying to hire in January, up two points. Of those hiring or trying to hire, 91% of owners reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill. Twenty-seven percent of owners […]

By Oregon Small Business Association 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 Oregon Business and Industry Legislative Session Seeks Groove The Legislature got into full swing during its second week. Daily schedules have been packed, owing to a combination of limited committee room space (due to the ongoing Capitol construction project) and a proliferation of committees in recent sessions. So far, […]

By Oregon Attorney General Office, Press Release. AG’s slate of bills focuses on protecting Oregonians As the 2023 Oregon Legislature gets underway today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced her legislative policy priorities for the legislative session. The AG’s proposed legislation arises in large part from two long-standing Attorney […]

By Natalie Pattison & Andrew Schpak BY Barran Liebman Law, Non-compete agreements between employers and employees may soon be a thing of the past. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a sweeping proposal that would ban almost all non-compete agreements with limited exceptions. If the rule goes into effect, it […]

By Oregon Restaurant Association & Lodging Association, Oregon is officially gearing up for another Legislative Session in Salem with newly elected legislators hoping to make a difference for their constituents. As is typical with elections, results rarely if ever align on all fronts with your personal preferences. Regardless of the […]

Paid Leave Oregon – Volume III: Tax Status of Contributions and Benefit Payments By Christine M. Zinter Bullard Law As outlined in our previous alerts, most businesses with Oregon employees began paying into Oregon’s new family and medical leave insurance (“FMLI”) program as of January 1, 2023. While several “in […]

By William MacKenzie, The liberal Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP), in its never-ending quest to soak the well-off, is advocating a big change in how capital gains are taxed. The problem is the idea is misguided, unworkable and would hit Oregon’s middle class as well. And if If you […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Department of Justice Inspector General to investigate the relationship between multiple federal law enforcement agencies and an Arizona nonprofit that has collected records of millions of Americans’ money transfers. Wyden’s request reflects new details about the Transaction […]