• Employment
• ​Discrimination in Places of Accommodation
• ​Torts

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• Employment Contracts/Severance and Separation Agreements
• Workplace Investigations            
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                                             Workplace Discrimination 
It is an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an employee on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
                                            Whistleblower Retaliation
It is an unlawful employment practice to discriminate or retaliate against an employee for engaging in protected workplace activities, such as:
*reporting unsafe work conditions
*discussing or inquiring about wages
*applying for workers compensation or unemployment benefits
*reporting violations of federal or state law, rule or regulation
*opposing a public employer's mismanagement, gross waste of funds or abuse of authority
*for absences due to illness
*taking leave of domestic violence, harassment, stalking, sexual assault or bias crimes 
*requesting reasonable accommodation of a disability
*attending jury duty
*cooperating in a criminal investigation
*taking leave for military service; and activities protected under state or federal law. 
                Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class
It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of a protected class in the payment of wages or other compensation for work of comparable character.

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RESOURCES

DISCRIMINATION AND WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION

• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Civil Rights Division

• Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) 
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WAGES AND HOUR

• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Wage and Hour Division 

• U.S. Department of Labor 
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Discrimination in places of public accommodation on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity

A place of public accommodation includes any place or service offering advantages, facilities or privileges with respect to goods, services, lodging, amusements, transportation or otherwise, including facilities maintained by a public body, with limited exceptions. 

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​Resources

• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)

• Title II of the federal Civil Rights Act - race, color, religion or national  origin

• Title III of the federal civil rights act - non-discrimination on the basis of disability in by public accommodations and commercial facilities

 Common Law and Statutory Remedies to address harms against protected classes not covered by civil rights laws​

 Examples:

*Assault and Battery of vulnerable individuals, such as the elderly and people with disabilities 
*Malicious Summoning of police with improper intent 
*Bias Crime statutory civil remedies
*Human Trafficking statutory civil remedies
*Consumer scams targeting immigrant communities under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act