Legal Opinion
City of Portland v. Bureau of Labor & Industries
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1984No. 29-78, CA A21748, SC 29961 and SC 29380PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*106LENT, J.
This case arises from a complaint by a female employe that her employer discriminated against her “in compensation” on the basis of her sex, i.e., her gender. Two separate statutory schemes are implicated, namely, the Equal Pay Act, ORS 652.210 to 652.230, and the Fair Employment Practices Act, ORS 659.010 to 659.110.
Phyllis J. Potter (Potter) filed with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor (Commissioner) a complaint that her employer, the City of Portland (City), paid her a lower salary than it paid to certain male employes for doing the same work. The Civil Rights Division of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Roseburg v. Roseburg City Firefighters, Local No. 1489Oregon Supreme Court · 1981
- Judson v. Bee Hive Auto Service Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1930
- W. R. Chamberlin & Co. v. Northwestern Agencies Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1980
- Portland Police Ass'n v. Civil Service BoardOregon Supreme Court · 1982
- City of Portland v. Bureau of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Forsberg v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Younger v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1988
- Paxton v. CrabtreeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- Henderson v. Jantzen, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
- Cohen v. HartlageCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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