Gov. Tina Kotek's executive order mandating project labor agreements for most state projects will increase costs and decrease ...

The Trump administration's plans to slap new tariffs on imports from Canada and other countries could set off new waves of ...

Statewide labor organizations, including the Oregon AFL-CIO and the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council, lauded the executive order. “This is a huge win for Oregon, and for ...

The Trump administration announced two DOL appointments that will shape workplace rules and enforcement. Here's what HR ...

Clarification to State Paid Leave Laws. While July 2024 brought many changes to the Oregon Family Leave ... A new Department of Labor and Industries (“L&I”) law will prohibit hospitals from ...

They aren’t looking for leaders to make symbolic stands on federal issues while ignoring the realities of Oregon ... The state estimates it will need 500,000 new units over the next 20 years to ...

Idaho’s labor ... $92,000 and Oregon at about $80,000. Idaho was about even with Wyoming, with a difference of only $179. The trends are telling for Idaho’s growth as the state sees a ...

Kotek also announced on Dec. 19 Executive Order No. 24-31, which will require project labor agreements (PLAs) on nearly all state construction projects in Oregon. The governor said the order will ...

Compared to December 2023, Oregon also saw a lag in the year-to-year monthly forecast, with an overall decline in labor movement by nearly 64%. Numbers aside, the state saw noteworthy organizing and ...

Oregon’s $5 billion agriculture industry employs more ... pay through the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. In 2022, farmworker advocates and some state legislators sought to change ...

In parallel, same-day rulings, a federal and state court blocked ... novel labor market theory did not prevail under these set of facts, but the District of Oregon affirmed the viability of ...

The reappointments announced Thursday include Joel Sacks as director of the Department of Labor and Industries ... Fund administrator for the state of Oregon. His work to support implementation ...