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Employment agency, Oregon Law Center unveil settlement
Lawsuit aimed at speedier processing of claims and removal of language barriers.
A settlement has been proposed in a class-action lawsuit that the Oregon Law Center filed against the Oregon Employment Department for delays and language barriers in processing unemployment benefit claims.
The proposed settlement was announced by both parties Wednesday, and filed with Multnomah County Circuit Court the previous day.
The settlement will not result in additional money for the 14 named plaintiffs, or anyone else in the class-action suit, who are represented by the Oregon Law Center. The original suit was filed July 7. The center will inform people of the proposed settlement terms between Feb. 12 and March 5, and what the procedure is if they want to object.