By Law Firm | Published January 24, 2020 | Posted in Complaint, Discrimination, EEOC, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Law Firm, Lawyer, Oregon, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Reporting Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment | Tagged Tags: A-dec, Adec, Adidas, Boeing, Columbia Sportswear, Daimler Trucks, Fisher Investments, Greenbrier Companies, Precision Castparts, S. Bank, Tektronix, The Standard, Vigo, Wells Fargo |
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Sometimes called the “silicon forest” for its deep roots in the technology industry, Portland, Oregon, is home to thousands of companies big and small. The top two largest traded-sector employers in Portland are Intel (approximately 20,000 employees) and Nike (approximately 12,000 employees). Following Intel and Nike as the top fifteen largest traded-sector employers in the Read More
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Oregon lawmakers are considering whether to make it illegal for businesses to fire employees who fail drug tests for using marijuana off the clock. This initiative will revive a failed campaign to implement this law in 2017. The proposed bill will likely also include protection for job seekers who use legal substances like marijuana. This Read More
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An Oregon man alleges he was terminated for complaining to his boss about being required to participate in a Bible study during company work hours. When he complained to his boss that he believed this to be illegal, his boss disagreed. The company’s owner does not dispute that he required his employees to attend Bible Read More
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Portland Police Captain Derek Rodriguez has filed a lawsuit against the city of Portland, claiming that it discriminated against him because he is Latino. Rodriguez was formerly tasked with leading the police bureau’s Internal Affairs Division, which investigates complaints of officer misconduct. Rodriguez alleges in the lawsuit that he was placed on leave for months Read More
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A Portland store has been accused of race discrimination after a customer visited its store and found that products designed for multi-cultural use were being kept behind a locked display. An African American customer went to a Fred Meyer store in search of shampoo and conditioner, only to find that all of the products designed Read More
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Two women have filed a lawsuit against sportswear giant Nike Inc., alleging that the company discriminated against the women in pay and career advancement and allowed a sexually hostile work environment to persist. This comes as just the latest development for the company amid scrutiny into the company’s workplace culture. The lawsuit, filed in the Read More
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