Lane County v. State

In January, 1985, Ridings (defendant) was employed as an investigator in the Lane County District Attorney’s office. He had been a sergeant in the county sheriffs office before becoming an investigator. Early in January, he and two other investigators were told that their positions would soon be eliminated and that they would be discharged. The three were discharged in February. Between the time that defendant was notified and the time of the discharge, he suffered an on-the-job injury, for which he received workers’ compensation benefits. In 1987, he demanded reinstatement to his former…