Workplace Regulations Are On The Way By Tom Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1.  The Employee Free Choice Act 2  Labor Dept. rules for employers justifying worker classifcation 3.  New OHSA plan forcing employers to track injuries 4.  Federal agencies to union-only labor agreements The Employee Free […]

More Than One-Third of Employers Use Social Media to Promote Their Organizations New CareerBuilder Survey — One-quarter of companies leverage social media to recruit and research potential employees– — Twenty-nine percent of companies with 500 or fewer employees utilize social media– — More than half of leisure and hospitality organizations […]

Remember that Political Ads By State and Local Candidates Need to Have Candidate’s Recognizable Voice or Picture to Be a Use By David Oxenford, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP NW law firm While most of the FCC’s political broadcasting rules have remain unchanged for almost 20 years, each year there are […]

A Man of Principle and Work: Dick Wendt By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics Dick Wendt, the founder of Jeld-Wen, passed away recently.   Back in 1996 I sat in Dick’s office turning down a job offer.  He wanted me to go to work full time on   public policy issues. He […]

Business Report News Note: The good news is that Washington added 3,100 jobs helping the unemployment rate to drop for the fourth consecutive month (see report here).  The bad news is that Oregon unemployment rate has been unchanged for nearly nine months. Oregon’s Employment Situation: July 2010 By Oregon Employment […]

Look who wants to give Washington state an income tax. Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, 8-14-2010 The battle between taxpayers and government unions will define the fiscal future of the 50 states, and the newest battlefield is Washington state. That’s where a few rich taxpayers led by Bill Gates Sr. […]

As State drowns in projected deficits, the soda tax looks alluring By Oregon Tax News The Oregon Public Health Division is working on legislation to enact a tax on sweetened beverages.    This would include many sodas and other sweetened drinks like Gatorade and ice tea drinks.  The cost of a […]

Regaining America’s Competitive Advantage: Making our Immigration System Work Executive Summary By U.S. Chamber of Commerce ..The analysis in “Regaining America’s Competitive Advantage: Making Our Immigration System Work,” released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), takes a balanced approach to employment-based immigration. […]

SNL Fans Prepare for ‘Portlandia’ By Independent Film Channel IFC has greenlit “Portlandia,” an original comedy series that lovingly skewers illustrates the people and values of Portland, Ore. We’re guessing a lot of recycling, rain gear, and coffee drinking will be happening.  Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live” fame and […]

The New Fed Policy: Better Than Nothing By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics The Fed’s decision today was mildly good news in terms of 1. the Fed’s understanding of the sluggishness of the economy, and 2. the small change in policy. For those of  you into original sources, here is […]