Brown v. City of Portland

In this unlawful employment practice case, the City of Portland appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff injunctive relief, back pay and attorney fees pursuant to ORS 659.121(1). 1 The trial court found that the city committed an unlawful employment practice in discharging plaintiff because of a physical impairment which did not prevent the performance of the work involved. ORS 659.425(1). 2 We review de novo, Millsap v. Eugene Care Center, 68 Or App 223, 228, 682 P2d 795, rev den 297 Or 547 (1984), and affirm.

Plaintiff was hired as a probationary police officer on April 8, 1981, after he…