Petock v. Asante

This case involves the interplay between the “Unlawful Discrimination Against Injured Workers” statutes, ORS 659A.040 to 659A.052, and workers’ compensation law. The anti-discrimination statutes require an employer to reinstate or reemploy an injured worker who has recovered from a “compensable injury” if the worker applies within three years from the “date of injury.” ORS 659A.043(3)(a)(F) (reinstatement); ORS 659A.046(3)(f) (reemployment). Plaintiff was injured in an accident while working for defendant in 2002, and she was injured by a second accident in 2005, also while employed by…