U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Wal-Mart Class Action Case Signals A Victory For Large Employers — Three advice items for business behavior Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm In a decision released early this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a proposed sex-discrimination class action with a class of 1.5 […]

Legislation Provides Needed Legal Clarity for Use of Geolocation Information Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release Washington, D.C. – New technologies – like cell phones, smart phones, laptops and navigation devices – are making it increasingly easy to track and log the location of individual Americans, yet federal laws have […]

Final Tax Issues Addressed Article by  J.L. Wilson — AOI and business groups pleased that R&D Tax Credit is extended until 2018 As the Legislature completes its work on a final package of tax credits and minor tax reforms, it appears that AOI’s primary concern – the Research & Development […]

Business Alert: What a rogue website looks like By U.S. Chamber of Commerce General stores and convenience stores got their names exactly because of the way they served their neighborhoods and communities. General products and goods at convenient locations, in case you ran out of milk or wanted to indulge […]

CNN looks at which food items and restaurant items are seeing strong growth and which are sinking.

– A third report lower sales, three month slide in key indicators By National Federation of Independent Business WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011 – For the third consecutive month, NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index fell. While the drop was slight—.3 points, with the index settling at 90.9 in May—the index makes […]

Ninth Circuit recognizes Tribal authority over non-Indians By Ater Wynne LLP, Oregon law firm The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided a sweeping victory for Indian tribes over non-Indian interests, concluding that Indian tribes have inherent power to regulate the activities of a non-Indian trespasser on tribal lands, and to […]

Governor Kitzhaber Signs Bill to Add Transparency for Economic Development Projects By State Representative Kim Thatcher Office (Salem) House Bill 2825 to add more transparency to economic development projects that receive state funding was signed by Governor John Kitzhaber today. The measure was Co-Chief Sponsored by State Representative Kim Thatcher […]

Treasurer urges Oregonians to be cautious when engaging in online financial transactions — Recent disruptions and Trojan attacks highlight advanced techniques being used by data thieves By Oregon State Treasurer SALEM – If you knew a thief was lurking near your bank, you’d be especially careful — and you certainly […]

Washington Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Medical Marijuana Ruling: — Employers are Not Obligated to Accommodate Users By Barran Liebman Oregon law firm In an opinion issued this morning, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state’s medical marijuana law “does not prohibit an employer from discharging an employee for […]