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Oregon Supreme Court Allows Greater Punitive Damage Award in Some Employment Cases

By P.K. Runkles-Pearson on January 13, 2011
Posted in News, Oregon, Supreme Court

The Oregon Supreme Court has recognized an exception to limits on punitive damage awards in certain employment cases where the compensatory damages are low.  In Hamlin v. Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc., the Oregon Supreme Court considered the case of a plaintiff who was injured on the job and whose employer failed to reinstate him…

Failure to Accommodate Disabled Employee May Result in Constructive Discharge

By Dennis Westlind on September 17, 2008
Posted in ADA, Cases

According to a recent Americans with Disabilities Act case from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a failure to accommodate an employee’s disability may result in a constructive discharge and expose the employer to the same kind of liability it would face had it terminated an employee because of a disability.

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