Latest Oregon Headlines
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Oli Insurance Services Acquires Rose City Associates in Oregon
Oct 20 2021 // Oli Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Rose City Associates in Portland, Ore. Pete Lackner and Bob Asher created Rose City Associates in 2012 through a merger of their respective agencies, and will continue to lead their...
Oregon Doughnuts Workers Fired in Heat Wave Getting Jobs Back
Oct 13 2021 // Some workers at Voodoo Doughnuts who were fired during a deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave in June after going on strike are set to get their jobs back. KOIN-TV reports the National Labor Relations Board ruled the workers...
Lawsuit: Oregon Software Company Refused to Hire Man Who is Deaf
Oct 1 2021 // Federal watchdogs are suing Portland, Ore.-based Viewpoint Construction Software and its recruiting firm CampusPoint Corp., alleging they refused to hire a job applicant who is deaf. Viewpoint makes software that...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 9th Year
Sep 20 2021 // Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced earlier this month. The decline in costs marks nine years of...
Family of Man Killed During Oregon Protests Files Suit
Sep 13 2021 // The estate of a man fatally shot in downtown Portland, Ore., after a pro-Trump car rally last year is suing the city, the mayor and the county district attorney, saying their negligence contributed to his violent...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 9th Year
Sep 9 2021 // Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced on Thursday. The decline in costs marks nine years of average...
Firefighter Dies While Working Oregon Wildfire, Officials Say
Aug 25 2021 // A firefighter died this week while battling a wildfire southeast of Eugene, Oregon, officials said. Bryan Cutchen, Oakridge city administrator and acting fire chief, said the death is suspected to have been caused by a...
Judge Tosses Most Claims in Oregon Armed Occupation Death Suit
Aug 19 2021 // A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of an Arizona rancher who served as spokesperson for the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife...
Worker Death Leads to $11K Fine for Oregon Winery
Aug 10 2021 // Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency said this week it has fined a Dundee, Ore., winery $11,100 for alleged violations of confined space rules after an investigation into the death of a worker. A worker at...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Aug 2 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The lawsuit was...
Oregon Home Manufacturer Sued for Alleged Racism, Discrimination
Jul 26 2021 // Two former employees of a home manufacturing company in eastern Oregon have filed a lawsuit saying they endured anti-Black racism and discrimination, and then were fired after reporting the incidents to managers. The...
Fire Crews Making Progress on Massive Oregon Blaze
Jul 23 2021 // The nation’s largest wildfire is still raging through southern Oregon but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continued to...
Former Oregon Medical Resident Says Settlement Deal Breached
Jul 20 2021 // A former medical resident at Oregon Health & Science University who sued the school in 2018 alleging retaliation for her complaints about discrimination now accuses the school of breaching their settlement...
Oregon Wildfire Burns More than 476 Square Miles
Jul 19 2021 // Erratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire over the weekend in parched Oregon forests, just one of dozens burning across several Western states. The...
Largest Wildfire in Oregon Prompts New Evacuations
Jul 16 2021 // Firefighters are scrambling to control a raging wildfire in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous conflagrations across the U.S. West that are straining...
Oregon Farm Where Worker Died Earlier Cited for Safety Violations
Jul 8 2021 // A farm and a labor contractor under investigation by Oregon’s workplace safety agency after the death of a farmworker Saturday were both previously cited for workplace violations. The Oregon Occupational Safety and...
Hub Acquires Assets of Oregon-Based Ward Insurance Agency
Jul 6 2021 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Ward Insurance Agency Inc. in Oregon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Erik Finrow, president of Ward Insurance, will join as executive vice president of Hub...
Ex-Principal Suing Oregon School District for Discrimination
Jul 5 2021 // A former South Albany High School principal is suing Greater Albany Public Schools, claiming the district racially discriminated against him and created a hostile work environment. Nain “Nate” Munoz filed the...
Ex-Principal Suing Oregon School District for Discrimination
Jun 23 2021 // A former South Albany High School principal is suing Greater Albany Public Schools, claiming the district racially discriminated against him and created a hostile work environment. Nain “Nate” Munoz filed the...
Central Oregon Farmers Struggling in Drought
Jun 21 2021 // Cate Havstad-Casad, co-owner of Havstad-Casad Family Farms in Jefferson County, Oregon, didn’t hold back while speaking on a recent Zoom call with state representatives about the drought conditions affecting farmers...
