By National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released a new survey assessing small businesses and health insurance. The data reveals that small businesses are facing a substantial affordability crisis in providing health insurance for their employees. Most small business owners find it challenging to […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon district Press Release, EUGENE, Ore.—A Grants Pass, Oregon man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $70,000 from the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. After pleading guilty to one […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, A significant deadline passed on March 17, though it was fairly anti-climactic. This was the date by which bills in policy committees needed to be scheduled for a vote in those committees to stay alive. Unfortunately, the practice has been to simply schedule things to […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Senate colleagues urged federal officials to focus new enforcement funds on reducing tax avoidance by large corporations and the wealthy — while expressing strong support for the IRS not to raise audit rates for small businesses or households […]

By Amy Angel & Stacie Damazo Barran Liebman LLP Certain Paid Leave Oregon requirements became effective on January 1, 2023, such as contribution and model notice requirements. With the end of Q1 fast approaching, we want to make sure employers of all sizes are on the right track. Below are […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The Oregon Legislature is once again looking to ban flavored nicotine products, including menthol cigarettes. Yet public opinion and data from other states concludes that a flavor ban doesn’t work for protecting youth and isn’t a priority for Oregonians. House Bill 3090 bans the distribution, […]

By Oregon State Senator Daniel Bonham, A week ago, a small group of storefront business owners in The Dalles wanted to meet and discuss a Project Turnkey purchase happening in our town. Statewide, there are government-nonprofit efforts to buy up hotel properties and convert them into temporary housing facilities for […]

By Oregon Business & Industry On March 13, the House Committee on Business and Labor held a hearing on a bill that would address a unique workforce obstacle created by Oregon’s 2017 pay equity law. This obstacle is so severe to both private- and public-sector employers that the Legislature on […]

Oregon Attorney General Press Release, To kick off National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2022’s top ten consumer complaints. For the third year in a row, auto sales and repairs, telecommunications and imposter scams took the top three […]

By William MacKenzie, “If you’re blue, and you don’t know where to go to Why don’t you go where fashion sits? Puttin’ on the ritz” Can you think of anything more incongruous than the Ritz and Stumptown? Like a diamond in the rough, The Ritz-Carlton Residences Portland at 550 S.W. […]