BY US Attorney, Oregon District News Release, A Portland area housekeeper pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to steal funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Aralene Wells, 40, a resident of Portland, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release First lawsuit brought by the Attorney General involving a COVID-19 testing center Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today sued the Center for Covid Control (CCC) and its testing partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory (DCL), for deceptively marketing testing services and for violating Oregon’s Unlawful Trade […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, With more employers competing for workers, many have dropped the requirement that applicants urinate in a jar to prove they don’t take drugs, particularly because of so many conflicting laws regarding recreational marijuana use at the federal, state, and local levels. Although federal law […]

By NFIB, NFIB applauds the decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in the case Texas v. Yellen, allowing Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for tax relief. NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case arguing the […]

By Josh Lehner Office of Oregon Economics Analsyis The inflationary economic boom continues. Jobs, incomes, and output are all rising quickly. The economy will reach full employment much quicker than following recent recessions. However, this cycle brings different challenges. For instance, the nation’s large urban economies lag due to increased […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, ORLA’s successful win in court at both the Circuit Court and Oregon Court of Appeals level has helped usher in a new chapter of relevance for the association in ramping up our watchdog role for our lodging members and the broader tourism industry. As […]

Three legislative initiatives, now law, will be especially helpful to small businesses By Oregon NFIB, SALEM, Ore., April 11, 2022—Few are the number of people who face Tax Day with any joy, but in a statement released today by the Oregon state director for America’s largest small-business association, Oregonians can […]

February 2022 Employment and Unemployment in Oregon’s Counties BY Oregon Employment Department, Press release In February 2022, 35 of Oregon’s 36 counties experienced over-the-month decreases in their unemployment rates. Wheeler County experienced no over-the-month change in its unemployment rate. Five counties experienced a 0.3 percentage point decrease or more over […]

Supply Chain, Rising Raw Material Costs and Workforce Shortages Top Concerns for Manufacturers By National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers released its Q1 2022 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, which shows manufacturers’ significant concerns around inflation, hiring and potential tax increases. The NAM conducted the survey […]

By Missy Oakley Barran Liebman NW Law firm, The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) scored a major victory when it settled its lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million. The lawsuit, which drew national attention, alleged in part that the players on the Women’s National Team were paid […]