Cornier v. Paul Tulacz, DVM PC

Plaintiff brought this action against her former employer alleging, among other claims not relevant to this appeal, that during her employment defendant failed to pay her overtime, a violation of ORS 653.261, and that when she quit defendant willfully failed to pay her accumulated vacation wages, a violation of ORS 652.140. In addition to the unpaid sums, plaintiff also sought two statutory penalties, one for each violation. The trial court held that employer violated both statutes, but imposed a penalty only for failing to pay vacation wages. Plaintiff appeals, assigning as error the denial…