A companion to our 2016 100 Best Companies to Work for list, the following articles and interviews highlight issues and challenges shaping the rapidly changing world of work in this country: the divide between knowledge and hourly workers, our increasingly mobile workforce, the rise of unlimited work and, last but not least, the emergence of the empathetic CEO.
Oregon’s legislation hit two landmarks this session. Governor Kate Brown signed off on the minimum wage hike; Senate passed the anti-coal bill.
Senate Bill 1511 allows medical-marijuana dispensaries to sell consumable marijuana products and oils to all customers over 21.
So far, the Republican’s antics range from the Wednesday floor session no-show to the Thursday bill read that lasted nearly four hours.
The state insurer filed a class action lawsuit to reclaim Obamacare funds.
The amendment grants the Oregon Public Utility Commission more power to control transformation costs.
The two solar power manufacturers’ layoffs reflect recent market struggles.
The China-backed conglomerate has plans for two refineries in Washington and one in Oregon.
Investment consultant Chris Bean said that Aequitas Capital Management hid the company’s financial instability from him and his clients. Bean offers one of the first insider perspectives of the firm’s collapse.
Two Senate-approved bills — minimum wage increases and a coal energy phase out, moved forward in the House.