Burley v. Clackamas Cnty.

*565*463A jury found in plaintiff's favor on her statutory whistleblower retaliation claims against her former employer, defendant Clackamas County. The main question on appeal is whether ORS 659A.199, which makes it unlawful for an "employer" to retaliate against an employee "for the reason that the employee has in good faith reported information that the employee believes is evidence of a violation of a state or federal law, rule or regulation," applies to all employers, as the trial court concluded, or only to private employers, as the county contends. In the county's view, the statute applies…