(formerly 659.280 to 659.290)

Law Review Citations

26 WLR 394-395 (1990)

Notes of Decisions

To establish prima facie case of retaliation, plaintiff must establish that (1) plaintiff engaged in protected activity; (2) plaintiff suffered adverse employment decision; and (3) there is a causal link between protected activity and adverse employment decision. Neighorn v. Quest Health Care, 870 F. Supp. 2d 1069 (D. Or. 2012)

To establish causation between protected activity and adverse employment decision, plaintiff must establish that protected activity was substantial factor in motivating employer's decision. Larmanger v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, 895 F. Supp. 2d 1033 (D. Or. 2012)

This section extends whistleblowing protections to private sector employees; this section does not apply to public employers. Lindsey v. Clatskanie People's Utility District, 140 F. Supp. 3d 1077 (D. Or. 2015)

As used in this section, "reported" means report of information to either external or internal authority. Brunozzi v. Cable Communications Inc., 851 F3d 990 (9th Cir. 2017)

Where plaintiff shows plaintiff's protected characteristic caused discrimination, wrongful motives of subordinate may be imputed to independent decision maker; plaintiff need not prove decision maker had protected characteristic in mind when making adverse employment decision. Ossanna v. Nike, Inc., 290 Or App 16, 415 P3d 55 (2018)

Notes of Decisions

Termination of employment in retaliation for invoking Oregon Family Leave Act rights constitutes wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Yeager v. Providence Health System Oregon, 195 Or App 134, 96 P3d 862 (2004), Sup Ct review denied