June Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
Each legislative session seems to add to the weight of employment regulations on businesses, and the 2019 legislative session is certainly no exception.
Get the Scoop on Unemployment Insurance
Get a comprehensive view of unemployment tax, benefits and policy looking to 2020 and beyond at the National Unemployment Insurance Policy Conference.
OBI Annual Meeting Celebrates Jobs
Oregon Business & Industry celebrated jobs, employers, businesses, companies and Oregon’s economy at the 2019 Annual Meeting on Tuesday.
May Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
The past few weeks have been intense times in the Legislature and at Oregon Business & Industry, as the OBI team has been rigorously working to protect member interests in scores of bills impacting business.
Oregon Businesses Honor Earth Day
Oregon businesses care about the Earth and work every day to help the environment. On Earth Day 2019, we’re listing a few ways Oregon employers take care of the place we call home.
April Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
As we get deeper into the 2019 Legislative Session, a familiar specter is back: the runaway costs of the Public Employees Retirement System.
PERS Update: Cost Concerns, PERS Solutions and SAIF
In the 2019 Oregon Legislature, lawmakers are proposing tax increases to fund $2 billion toward education. This proposal does not take into account the skyrocketing cost of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), which will likely eat up much of any new revenue generated from new taxes proposed this year.
Call to Action – Hearing on Paid Family & Medical Leave Bills on March 25
Legislators need to hear from Oregon Business & Industry members about how an inflated family leave proposal could hurt Oregon’s economy, businesses and workers.
Tax Update
Oregon legislators are looking to boost education funding by $2 billion through tax increases on the business community.
March Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
In the 2019 legislative session, the OBI team is closely following tax bills and bills related to employment regulation.