By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, to protect the confidentiality of email communications between incarcerated individuals and their attorneys. Although mail, phone calls and in-person meetings at federal prisons are […]

By Oregon Tax News, Oregon property owners eager for relief after struggling without rental income during the Covid-19 pandemic are stymied again by misdirected federal rental assistance relief checks. The Oregon Housing and Community Services has issued $222 million in federal rental assistance checks, but some list the wrong information […]

By National Restaurant Association, Restaurant Law Center and the Texas Restaurant Association File Lawsuit Against Biden Administration’s Tip Credit Regulation Lawsuit follows 80/20 Tip Credit Rule change set to take effect at the end of the month Washington, D.C. – The Restaurant Law Center (RLC) and the Texas Restaurant Association […]

By Nicole Elgin & Marley Masser Barran Liebman Law NW law Firm On January 6, 2022, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the agencies’ plan to collaborate on investigations, specifically targeting allegations of independent contractor misclassification and retaliation against workers. These […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Unvaccinated workers are losing their jobs Officials at Nike or Columbia Sportswear have announced they’ll fire unvaccinated workers who failed to meet the deadline to verify vaccination status or provide proof of religious or medical exemptions. Other clothing companies like VANS, Supreme, Timberland, and […]

Oregon Attorney General News Release, With the growth of the highly contagious Omicron variant and the demand for Covid-19 tests rising throughout Oregon, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reminded Oregonians to watch for testing sites that seem suspicious, or vendors that are selling at-home tests for sky-high prices. The Oregon Department […]

By Heather J. Van Meter Bullard Law NW Law firm Private Employer Vaccine-or-Test Mandate Stay Issued – Employers Do Not Need to Comply with OSHA Rule but Still Comply With State Laws The Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling today, staying and putting on hold the private employer vaccine-or-test mandate […]

By National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauds today’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay of OSHA’s vaccine mandate, which requires businesses with 100 or more employees to have employees vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. “Today’s decision is welcome relief […]

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and more than 50 Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House to reintroduce lifesaving legislation to manufacture and distribute highly-protective N95 masks to every person in Oregon and nationwide. Under […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, Just days into what promises to be an eventful year in Oregon politics, two longtime legislative leaders have announced plans to leave their respective chambers and a prominent gubernatorial candidate has been told he’s ineligible to run. Updates involving Peter Courtney, Tina Kotek and Nicholas […]