Missy Oakley & Nicole Elgin Barran Leibman LLP, Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced the Final Rule: Restoring and Extending Overtime Protections (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increased the salary threshold for the bona fide executive, administrative, and professional exemptions (“white-collar exemptions”) and the total annual […]

By Andrea Cantu-Schomus Oregon Department of Agriculture, The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has finalized rules to increase brand inspection fees, effective October 1, 2024. Livestock inspections are required in Oregon for cattle, whether branded or not, to validate ownership when there is a change of ownership, before shipment out […]

By University of Portland, Rev. Philip Larrey, CSC, had just opened his keynote presentation on the perils and promises of artificial intelligence when a point of emphasis gave him pause.  “This AI update just happened yesterday,” he told his audience, motioning toward a power point slide. Moments later, he placed […]