Chavez v. Boise Cascade Corporation

*634LINDE, J.

After suffering an industrial accident at defendant’s plant, plaintiff obtained an award of 30 percent permanent partial disability from the Workers’ Compensation Board. Defendant refused plaintiffs demand for reinstatement in his former position pursuant to ORS 659.415, which makes it an unlawful employment practice to deny reinstatement to a worker who has sustained a compensable injury if the position is available “and the worker is not disabled from performing the duties of such position.” Defendant asserted that the Board’s finding of disability precluded plaintiff from claiming…