Investigations by Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, or BOLI, into Pacific University could result in fines of up to $843,000 — and potentially more depending on additional complaints.
BOLI’s intent to assess the private university for fines is based on seven complaints from people who say the university has not given them their full employee personnel files as required by state law. Some of those former employees claim they were forced out by bogus investigations led by a Pacific administrator, and they hope BOLI’s action can shed light on that.
BOLI on Tuesday sent a notice of its intent to assess civil penalties against the private university in Forest Grove. That was after months of the agency saying it had asked Pacific to provide personnel files to the former employees who had requested them.
“I feel a huge amount of vindication on behalf of my clients who have been fighting to get their personnel files produced to them as required under Oregon law by Pacific University,” said Robin DesCamp, an attorney representing former university employees.
DesCamp said there are other former Pacific employees who are in the process of getting added to that list of seven complainants through BOLI.
But, DesCamp said, she doesn’t think the university will go down without a fight.
“I believe that the university will fight this because they know that in order for...
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