A new law going into effect June 5, House Bill (HB) 4116 (2026), closes a loophole that allowed internet lenders to charge interest rates in excess of Oregon’s limit of 36 percent for consumer finance ...

The company was also cited for failing to have a written certification of fall protection training for its employees, for exposing employees to potential fall hazards without proper protection and for ...

Fall protection plans don’t stop at harnesses, anchors and other personal protective equipment. They must also include step-by-step instructions for rescue after a fall. Every second counts after a ...

OSHA is now investigating after a construction work fell from a roof and died in Palatine. 'He's in my car?': Dad whose baby was found 'hot to the touch' inside Escalade insisted child was sleeping ...

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) wants employers to know that scammers are trying to steal money from them through tactics of misrepresentation. Oregon OSHA has learned ...

On April 1, 2026, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion concluding that Oregon’s wage transparency statute protects employees who ask for a raise from protection against discrimination and ...

Two people with experience overseeing Oregon’s workplaces are vying to lead the state’s labor law enforcement agency as it struggles to shrink a longstanding backlog of claims. The incumbent labor ...

ITASCA, IL — WERNER®, a manufacturer of ladders, climbing equipment and fall protection systems, announced its participation in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, ...

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A coalition of fossil fuel companies, businesses and labor unions is again trying to repeal Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, filing a lawsuit April 16 arguing the state lacks legal authority to ...