Long known for its progressive environmental policies, Oregon once again became a frontrunner with the 2021 passage of the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA). The RMA is a new Extended Producer…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule requiring all non-U.S. citizens to be photographed (biometrics) upon U.S. entry and exit. This includes U.S. lawful permanent residents and previously exempt individuals…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On October 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that its Office of Foreign Labor Certification has resumed certain application processing. Online filing functionality has been restored for Labor Condition…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the past few years, several states have begun tightening rules on data brokers—entities that collect, sell, or license personal information about individuals with whom they have no direct relationship. California, Oregon,…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Starting January 1, 2026, Oregon employers hiring employees must comply with new disclosure requirements around employee compensation. SB 906, which goes into effect on January 1, will require Oregon employers to provide a…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On October 20, 2025, USCIS provided further information on the Proclamation restricting entry of H-1B workers that became effective September 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“effective date”). In short, H-1B petitions filed…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Construction sites involving the removal of vegetation expose soil to the elements, which leads to soil being carried with precipitation into nearby waterways. The addition of soil and chemicals from construction sites to…
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/ Construction Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Oregon is expanding licensing requirements for businesses that lease employees. This legislative session, the Oregon legislature enacted HB 2800, which amends Oregon’s employee leasing law. Starting July 2027, entities that…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Seven states have now enacted Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws focused primarily on packaging: California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington.
So far, five of those states have designated…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session ran from January 21 to June 27 and was marked by fiscal uncertainty and systematic challenges as the Capitol community grappled with how to process a record 3,466 bills introduced. Within this…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential
On September 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to change the H-1B lottery selection process to provide better selection odds to H-1B beneficiaries with higher…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
At the Oregon State Bar Real Estate and Land Use Section Annual Conference in Bend, I had the privilege of presenting this year’s legislative update. This was the result of a collective effort of the 17 members of the…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On Friday afternoon, September 19, 2025, the Trump administration issued a proclamation upending the H-1B visa program. The proclamation requires a new $100,000 fee for:
1. The entry of H-1B beneficiaries outside the United…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
Would you like to pay three times for the same work? If you are a property owner entering into a construction contract with a contractor, you may be required to do just that. Senate Bill 426, passed by the 2025 Oregon…
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/ Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Commercial
On July 30, 2025, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) filed suit against the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Environmental Commission alleging that Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
