Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would implement federal enforceable workplace heat stress protections in Oregon […]

July 14, 2025 By Jeff Robertson  &  Iris Tilley Barran Leibman LLP Law, Last week, we shared a summary of employee-facing provisions in the new tax act (the “Act”).  However, the Act, also contains a number of employer-facing tax provisions.  We are highlighting a few of those provisions to assist […]

Oregon Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index State’s Main Street entrepreneurs got a dose of good news on July 4 By NFIB, SALEM, Ore., July 8, 2025—From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent […]

Attorney General Dan Rayfield Secures $720 Million from Eight Opioid Drug Makers By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the overwhelming participation by […]

7/9/25 U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Burden of Proof for Non-Minority Plaintiffs July 9, 2025 By Avery Tunstill & Paula Barran Barran Liebman LLP Law In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a lawsuit by Marlean Ames, a heterosexual white woman, against her employer for “reverse discrimination.” Her […]

NRF Chief Economist Says ‘Anxiety and Confusion’ From Tariffs and Other Policies Are Causing Uncertainty National Retail Federation, July 8, 2025 WASHINGTON — Halfway through the year, it is still difficult to predict the impact new tariffs and other government policies will have on the U.S. economy, National Retail Federation […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon Press Release, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced a $2 million civil settlement to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement is a joint agreement between the United States, Riverpark Operations, LLC (Riverpark), Avamere Group, LLC (Avamere), […]

Tax Policies in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ will Fuel the Restaurant Industry and U.S. Economy By National Restaurant Association Washington, D.C. (July 3, 2025) – The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill,’ now on its way to President Donald J. Trump for his signature, includes tax policies that will strengthen the […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, 2025 Legislative Session Concludes The 2025 legislative session concluded at 11:15 p.m. on June 27, just two days before its constitutionally mandated deadline. It saw the introduction of 3,466 measures, nearly 20% of them “placeholders” upon introduction. In the end, the session produced a handful […]

By Becky Zuschlag & Avery Tunstill Barran Liebman Law, June 25, 2025 – Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5217 (E2SSB 5217) into law on May 20, 2025. The law will replace Washington’s law requiring pregnancy accommodations. Although the new law does not go into effect until January 1, […]