McLean v. Buck Medical Services, Inc.

*20GILLETTE, J.

This is a class action by employees of Buck Medical Services, Inc. (Buck), the exclusive provider of ambulance services within certain parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, seeking overtime pay from their employer under two provisions of the public contract laws. Plaintiff, the class representative, brought the action on the theory that Buck’s contracts with Multnomah and Clackamas counties are “public contracts,” and that public contracting laws — specifically, ORS 279.316 (1997) and ORS 279.334 (1997) (set out below)1 — require Buck, as a public contractor, to pay overtime…