9/28/23: The U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposed Changes to the FLSA By Nicole Elgin & Becky Zuschlag Barran Law,   On September 8, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule that would change the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations for exempt executive, administrative, […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Legislators were back in the Capitol last week for interim Legislative Days, the first major activity in the building since the session adjourned in June. The biggest news around the building was the election of a new Republican leader in the House. Vikki Breese […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, In 1998, a Portland youth pastor sexually abused a six-year-old boy, but it wasn’t until Aug. 8 of this year that David N. Duong, 58, pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse and started serving six years and three months in state prison.   Now the […]