Brett v. City of Eugene

Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s entry of judgment for defendant in this action in which they claimed that defendant breached its contracts of employment with each of the plaintiffs when it unilaterally modified the terms and conditions of those contracts by limiting plaintiffs’ ability to accrue leave benefits. We affirm.

Plaintiffs are all police sergeants or lieutenants employed by defendant in the Eugene Department of Public Safety (DPS). Plaintiffs are “exempt” employees, meaning that they are not represented by a union and that the terms of their employment are not determined by…