Discrimination

It comes as Oregon strives to strengthen state laws protecting immigrants against a backdrop of threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, and as the state grapples with a housing crisis.

Deschutes County pays $150,000 to deputy district attorney to settle alleged pay inequity due to gender discrimination.

During this year's legislative session, lawmakers plan to change or amend Rule 27, the Legislature’s personnel rule for addressing harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

Attorneys for the two employees say police brass embarked on a "campaign of retaliation" after they testified about misogyny within the department.

The $425,000 settlement followed an earlier $1.7 million jury verdict for the former head of the civil rights division.

A U.S. District judge has ordered the county to pay more than $1.3 million in attorney fees and other expenses to three Latino employees who argued in court that they had been confronted with racist remarks for years.

Washington's attorney general filed a lawsuit in state court Wednesday, accusing the auto parts retailer of violating the state's anti-discrimination laws, including one that requires employers to provide accommodations for pregnant employees.

The Oregon state agency charged with monitoring discrimination in workplaces across the state was itself a hostile work environment for the Black woman who was hired to head the civil rights division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded Carol Johnson $1.7 million dollars on Monday, supporting her claim she faced a hostile workplace and race discrimination.

Clark County officials were accused of turning a blind eye to racist remarks and holding double standards in the workplace. The employees said they faced derogatory comments on the job “on an almost weekly basis.”

Multiple women have come forward in recent years describing a culture of harassment and bullying in the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department.