Putnam v. Oregon Department of Justice

Plaintiff, a law clerk formerly employed by defendant Oregon Department of Justice, brought an action under the wage claim statute (ORS 652.110 et seq.) to collect penalty wages allegedly owed by defendant at the time plaintiff resigned her employment. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. After hearing, the court denied plaintiffs motion, granted defendant’s motion, and entered judgment for defendant, dismissing the complaint and awarding costs and disbursements.

Plaintiff appeals, assigning as error the granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment and denying plaintiffs…