Williams v. Waterway Terminals Co.

This is a suit for relief under ORS 659.121 for an alleged violation of ORS 659.415. Plaintiffs complaint alleges that defendant, his former employer, committed an unlawful employment practice as defined by ORS 659.415, by failing to reinstate plaintiff after he sustained a compensable injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act. At the relevant time, ORS 659.415 provided:

“(1) A worker who has sustained a compensable injury shall be reinstated by the worker’s employer to the worker’s former position of employment or employment which is available and suitable upon demand for such reinstatement,…