By Oregon Employment Department, In December 2021, all of Oregon’s 36 counties experienced over-the-month decreases in their unemployment rates. Eight counties experienced a 0.3 percentage point decrease or more over the month including Clatsop, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, and Wasco counties. Grant County had Oregon’s highest seasonally […]

By Portland Business Alliance, The Alliance just released the results of a public opinion poll, conducted by DHM Research, designed to better understand the attitudes of voters throughout the region about key concerns, jobs and the economy. For more information, contact: [email protected] Key Findings 88% of voters polled say that […]

By NFIB, A historic number of small businesses are struggling to increase their workforce, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. A net 50% (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported raising compensation, up two points from December and a 48-year record high reading. A net 27% plan to raise compensation […]

By Bill MacKenzie, That’s my advice to Oregonians considering going to a pop-up Covid testing site operated by GS Labs, an Omaha, Nebraska–based company. I took a break Friday morning and stopped by the GS Labs pop-up site at a former restaurant 10935 SW 68th Parkway (Google says this is […]

Current Status of Federal & State Vaccine Rules for Healthcare Employers By Natalie Pattison & Amy Angel Barran Law NW Law Firm, Healthcare employers in Oregon take note: the Oregon Health Authority (“OHA”) filed a permanent rule keeping in place vaccination requirements in healthcare settings, and enforcement begins for the […]

BY US Attorney, Oregon District News Release, An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after stealing millions of dollars in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Aaron Lloyd, 51, of Lebanon, Oregon, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and five years’ […]

By Richard Leonetti Taxpayers Foundation of Oregon The large drop in auto production, holds a lesson for the housing crisis. In 2021 North American auto production was down as much as 9% from 2019 due to supply chain problems and some temporary shutdowns of facilities, including GM and Ford. (Auto […]

By NFIB, The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury concerning the proposed rulemaking titled “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements.” “The beneficial ownership reporting requirement proposed rules from the Treasury Department and Financial Crimes Enforcement […]

Employers Must Notify Employees About the Earned Income Tax Credit By Missy Oakley Barran Liebman Law NW law Firm The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal and state tax credit for certain employees making up to $57,414 in 2021. As employers prepare to send out Form W-2s, the […]

By US Attorney Office, Oregon District News Release, Springfield Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Marijuana on the Dark Web and Laundering Proceeds PORTLAND, Ore.—On January 18, 2022, a Springfield, Oregon man pleaded guilty for distributing marijuana on the dark web and laundering his cryptocurrency proceeds. Robert Kelly O’Neill, 59, waived […]