By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, As employers compete for workers in tight job markets, many companies are weighing the pros and cons of offering four-day work weeks to entice people to their companies. An NPR story noted that the Covid-19 pandemic and the so-called “Great Resignation” left companies scrambling […]

By US Chamber of Commerce, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark issued the following statement regarding the agreement reached between the nation’s six largest railroads and twelve unions. “The U.S. Chamber commends the nation’s six largest railroads, the twelve unions, and the Biden […]

US Senator Ron Wyden (Oregon) Press Release Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation that prohibits banks and other financial institutions from discriminating in Oregon and nationwide on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Beginning next year, Oregon workers and many companies will begin paying into a Paid Family Medical Leave fund, and workers who need time off with pay can begin applying for benefits under Paid Leave Oregon in September 2023. Oregon lawmakers in 2019 passed the […]

By Oregon Business and Industry Organized retail crime is an increasingly dire problem for retailers across the nation, and Oregon is no exception. The phenomenon involves highly organized groups of people committing theft on a broad scale. OBI is participating in a task force that will bring together the state […]

By National Restaurant Association The following is a statement from Michelle Korsmo, President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association, on the passage of the California FAST Recovery Act. If signed by the governor, the bill will create an unelected board to conceive labor and employment laws and regulations for […]

National Retail Federation, U.S. economic growth has slowed, but it still isn’t clear if the nation is in a recession, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today. “As we come to the end of the summer, economic indicators are signaling an unsteady U.S. expansion in the face of […]

A Mexican National residing in Portland was sentenced to federal prison today for supplying large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin to a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization operating in the Portland Metropolitan Area. By Oregon US Attorney, Eduardo Barbosa Lopez, 44, also known as Barbas, was sentenced to 188 months in […]

By Paige Alli Bullard Law, On August 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) issued its decision in Tesla, Inc., and overturned the precedent set by a 2019 ruling regarding dress code policies at Wal-Mart, where the employer was able to lawfully limit an employee’s ability to wear […]

By Oregon Business & Industry The September Economic and Revenue Forecast came out Aug. 31. Here are the highlights: Bottom line: Gross general fund revenue for the 2021-23 biennium, which began on July 1, 2021, is now expected to be $27.9 billion. This exceeds the $23.3 billion forecast in June […]