Welch v. Champion International Corp.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying him reinstatement, back wages and attorney fees. He alleges that defendant committed an unlawful employment practice by refusing to reinstate him after his recovery from a compensable injury and by terminating his employment because of his personality disorder. On de novo review, Millsap v. Eugene Care Center, 68 Or App 223, 682 P2d 795 (1984), we affirm.

Plaintiff injured his back while working at defendant’s wood products mill in January, 1981. He saw numerous doctors, including Dr. Black and Dr. Holmes. Between 1981 and 1984, Black intermittently…