Chase v. Vernam

DEITS, J. pro tempore

Plaintiff filed a complaint for unlawful discrimination against his employer, 1 asserting that his employment had been terminated in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. ORS 659A.109; ORS 659A.043; ORS 659A.885(1). 2 Because the amount requested in plaintiffs complaint was less than $25,000, the action was subject to mandatory arbitration. ORS 36.405(l)(a); ORS 36.400(3). The arbitrator ruled in favor of defendant, as did a jury following plaintiffs subsequent appeal to circuit court. As the prevailing parties at trial, defendants sought attorney fees,…