7/29/25 Oregon Legislature Expands Veterans’ Preference to National Guard Members July 29, 2025 By Nicole Elgin & Avery Tunstill Barran Liebman LLP Law, The Oregon Legislature recently enacted SB 808, which allows for former and current Oregon National Guard members to benefit from Oregon’s veterans’ preference law. The law is […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley issued the following statement after the release of the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan to ensure U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence: “We applaud President Trump and his administration for issuing the […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, While In-N-Out made national news this month over their headquarters moving from their legendary California beginnings to Tennessee, they also have made news for their expansion into Oregon.  This is a sign that Oregon is still attracting popular food brands known nationwide, even if […]

By Eric Fruits, Economics International Corp. [Submitted testimony to DLCD]  I am president and chief economist at Economics International Corp., an Oregon-based consulting firm that provides economics services to private and public sector clients. I am also a senior scholar at the International Center for Law & Economics, focusing on […]

By Jeff Robertson  &  Iris Tilley Barran Leibman LLP, July 23, 2025 — One of the most impactful and confusing effects of the recent Tax Bill (so called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) is the concept of no tax on overtime. While we have limited guidance, it is important for […]

Small businesses support commonsense legislation to provide clarity and reduce excessive government regulation By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, announced that H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act will […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, OBI is thrilled to announce the selection of two honorees to receive the Oregon Visionary Award – OBI’s highest honor – at its annual Vision Oregon Event, which will take place at the Portland Art Museum on Oct. 22. OBI presents the Visionary Award to […]

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would implement federal enforceable workplace heat stress protections in Oregon […]

July 14, 2025 By Jeff Robertson  &  Iris Tilley Barran Leibman LLP Law, Last week, we shared a summary of employee-facing provisions in the new tax act (the “Act”).  However, the Act, also contains a number of employer-facing tax provisions.  We are highlighting a few of those provisions to assist […]

Oregon Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index State’s Main Street entrepreneurs got a dose of good news on July 4 By NFIB, SALEM, Ore., July 8, 2025—From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent […]