Oregon

Oregon shares a border with Washington, California and Nevada, and is one of only three contiguous states to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Oregon was admitted as the 33rd state into the Union on February 14, 1859. Portland, Oregon is the 26th most populous US cities, which is the most populous city in the state, ahead of only the capital city of Salem. The state is one of the most geographically diverse in the US. It has active volcanoes, evergreen and mixed forests, and shrublands throughout. It is also home to the  Armillaria ostoyae, which is the largest living organism in the world.

The state’s economy is heavily driven by agriculture, hydroelectric, and fishing industries. Beaverton, OR is also home to Nike, and with Silicone Forest, the tech industry is also a leading economic driver in the state.  Oregon features many parks, waterfalls, and destinations including Crater Lake National Park, which are marked points of interest for tourists. Portland is a major tourist attraction, as is the Columbia River Gorge. Mount Hood, the Oregon Zoo, and the Nike Campus Tour in Beaverton, OR, are some of the most highly visited destinations in the state.

The state government of Oregon is organized much like the federal government, with a legislative, judicial and executive branch splitting political power.  The state, however, uses a system of commissions, where private citizens are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.  Those chosen to be on a commission have the power to hire and fire agency heads and must confirm any rule changes for those agencies. 

The legislative branch consists of a House of Representatives and a Senate, comprising the Oregon Legislative Assembly.  The Senate is 30 members who serve four-year terms, and a House of Representatives with 60 members serving two-year terms.  Each Senate District encompasses two House Districts, and there are no term limits on the legislature.  The Legislature is known as a “citizens’ assembly” as most of the legislators who serve have other jobs. 

The judicial branch of the Oregon government is called the Oregon Judicial Department.  There are four state run court systems, with two as primarily trial level courts and two as courts of appeal.  ON the local level, there are justice courts, municipal courts and county courts.

The state contributes 7 electoral votes during Presidential Elections.

The National Law Review covers state and federal news which affects the state of Oregon. Labor and employment law legislation, state and federal tax reform, data breach legislation and security, Medicaid/Medicare and healthcare related coverage, are among the content visitors will find online. The NLR website continually provides leading news stories, and the latest content, which affects the state, and the US as a whole.

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Mar
16
2018
Oregon HB 4005: New Reporting Requirements for Drug Manufacturers, Health Insurers Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
15
2018
US Mayors Join Net Neutrality Cause Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
9
2018
State Male Contraceptive Laws May Create HSA Problems for Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
8
2018
Update on State Responses to Federal Tax Reform: Illinois and Oregon McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
5
2018
OR, NY, AL, and RI considering data breach legislation post-Equifax Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
2
2018
Oregon, New York, Alabama, and Rhode Island Join List of States Considering Data Breach Legislation Post-Equifax Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
7
2018
The Bubbler – February 2018 Mintz
Jan
30
2018
The Role of the Ballot Initiative in Medicaid Expansion Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
23
2018
Portland Jury Awards $1 Million to Whistleblower Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
19
2018
Fight Against Sexual Misconduct Bringing Regulations, Protections for Lobbyists Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
12
2018
ICE Announces Enforcement Priorities, Raids Nearly 100 7-Eleven Stores Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
11
2018
Employee Schedule Notice Changes Expanding for Employers Across US Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
20
2017
Roundup of Minimum Wage Increases for 2018 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
13
2017
Days Of Our [Employment] Lives (Part Four): Wait, We Ask About An Applicants’ Salary History. Can We Still Do This? Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct
13
2017
ERIC Challenges Oregon Reporting Requirements for Retirement Plans McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
11
2017
Eight States with Sick Leave Laws – What Employers Should Know Polsinelli PC
Sep
14
2017
Lawsuits Over Rescission of DACA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
22
2017
Attention Kmart Shoppers! Oregon Passes Law Regulating Retail Worker Scheduling Practices Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
18
2017
Oregon Requires Predictive Scheduling for Certain Service Industry Workers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
14
2017
New Oregon Overtime Law both Giveth to, and Taketh Away from, Manufacturing Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
8
2017
Oregon’s New Law on Overtime Calculations for Employees in Mills, Factories, and Manufacturing Establishments Expected to Change Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
31
2017
Privacy Hat Trick: Three New State Laws to Juggle Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
28
2017
USDA Awards $4.6 Million in Nanotechnology Research Grants Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jul
21
2017
Oregon Expands Pay Equity Protections Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
13
2017
Oregon to Enact Predictive Scheduling Law Affecting Retail, Hospitality, and Food Service Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
13
2017
Oregon Set to Become First State in Nation Requiring Employers to Give Hourly Employees Advance Notice of Work Schedules K&L Gates
Jul
10
2017
New Laws for Oregon Employers to Observe from the 2017 Legislative Session K&L Gates
Jun
28
2017
Oregon Ramps up State Consumer Protections in Era of Deregulation Mintz
Jun
20
2017
Oregon Expands Effort to Achieve Equal Pay Polsinelli PC
Jun
16
2017
Oregon Enacts Expansive Pay Equity Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun
2
2017
Another Potential Landmine for Employers: Oregon Pay Equity Bill Signed by the Governor Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
9
2017
More Sweetened Beverage Taxes Proposed As Voters Reject Others Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
30
2017
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Carbon Pricing Legislation K&L Gates
Mar
28
2017
Controversial H-1B Lottery Upheld Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
21
2017
Oregon, Florida: State Attorneys General March 20 Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2017
Oregon Court of Appeals Enforces Anti-Assignment Language Faegre Drinker
Mar
14
2017
Oregon Court Rejects BOLI’s New Guidance on Calculating Daily and Weekly Overtime for Mills, Factories, and Manufacturing Establishments Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
13
2017
Oregon Contemplates GMO Ban Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
8
2017
Unclaimed Property Gift Card Legislation to Watch McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
30
2017
Oregon Manufacturers May Be Eligible to Obtain Waivers From Complying With Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries ’s New Daily and Weekly Overtime Interpretation Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
26
2017
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Updates Daily and Weekly Overtime Guidance for Manufacturers and Other Industries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
12
2016
Portland, Oregon Adopts First-of-Its-Kind CEO Pay Ratio Tax on Employers Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
7
2016
Oregon State Court of Appeals Recognizes Federal Slayer Law Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
4
2016
Portland, Oregon, Issues Rules Implementing ‘Ban the Box’ Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
30
2016
H-1B Lottery Class Action Lawsuit Says System Should be Scrapped Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
25
2016
Oregon to Increase Deposit on Containers; Expand Qualifying Container Types Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
8
2016
Sick of These Updates Yet? The Latest Sick Leave and Minimum Wage News (Minneapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, OR) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
7
2016
Olympic Runner’s Antitrust Suit Can’t Clear Hurdle ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
18
2016
Significant Changes for Employers Doing Business in Oregon Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
15
2016
Oregon Minimum Wage Hikes Begin July 2016 Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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