Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Bureau of Labor & Industries

Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. (employer) petitions for judicial review of a final order of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that found that, by discharging one of its employees (complainant) because of his medical marijuana use, employer failed to reasonably accommodate complainant’s disability as required by Oregon statutes on unlawful discrimination against disabled persons, ORS 659A.110 - 659A.145. On review, employer asserts two assignments of error and argues that BOLI erred (1) in finding that employer was obligated to reasonably accommodate complainant’s marijuana use; and…