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First BOLI complaint against Dundee Fire Chief John Stock dismissed January 21 2021
Statute of limitations cited in dismissal of sexual harassment allegations by Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry.
Nearly a year after it was filed, a sexual harassment and discrimination complaint made by a Dundee firefighter against her former boss Fire Chief John Stock has been dismissed by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry.
BOLI cited the statute of limitations on such cases as the reason for the complaint s dismissal, despite what it called substantial evidence of Stock s misdeeds and the city of Dundee s failure to address them.
The complainant, who will remain anonymous in this story for privacy purposes, alleged in a BOLI complaint filed in December 2019 that Stock refused to pay firefighters overtime, engaged in gender discrimination and sexual harassment against her, and interfered with her ability to receive medical treatment and financial compensation for an in
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Our nation is in crisis. We are faced with some of the most difficult societal challenges in generations.
As we saw two weeks ago in D.C. and as we have seen here in Oregon, we are in a time of increased political violence. A faction of this country is using violence and intimidation to try and overturn a valid election and harm their opponents. These are the same tactics that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of others marched against, and that ultimately cost him his life.
January 13 2021
The state agency released new information this week about the news, saying that workplaces may also make exceptions.
Oregon law says that workplaces can require employees to get the COVID vaccine, according to the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
The state agency released new information this week about the news, saying that workplaces may also make exceptions.
Employers are not required to mandate the vaccine, however. And until the vaccine is widely available to the public, many of these guidances do not yet apply.
BOLI has a FAQ on their website with more information.
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The federal government has provided a guidance to employers about requiring vaccines and the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries says state law generally matches that guidance. According to the federal guidance, employers may require workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, with some exceptions. If employers do not require vaccines, there are many other COVID precautions that employers can mandate to protect their workers and customers. These.