Taylor v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

In this wage case, plaintiff contends that defendant Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Werner) violated ORS 652.150 by failing to pay plaintiffs wages upon termination of his employment and violated ORS 652.610 by withholding $400 from his wages as a bond. The trial corut concluded that Werner was plaintiffs employer and had not violated those statutes. The Court of Appeals affirmed without opinion. Taylor v. Werner Enterprises, Inc., 151 Or App 200, 948 P2d 1260 (1997). We conclude that Werner was plaintiffs employer and is liable for the acts of which plaintiff complains. We reverse the decision of…