Bednarz v. Bay Area Motors, Inc.

In this employment discrimination case, defendant employer appeals from a judgment that it had discharged plaintiff because he is handicapped. ORS 659.425(1). The trial court denied defendant’s post-trial motion to dismiss and its motion for a new trial. We affirm.

Defendant hired plaintiff on May 15, 1987, and terminated his employment on May 19, 1987, after he had suffered two seizures at work. On September 21, 1987, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking reinstatement, back wages and attorney fees under ORS 659.121(1). Shortly before trial, he amended his complaint to seek to recover future…