Plaintiff seeking nearly half a million dollars settles for less but claims moral victory
The employee’s health and medical history can be important [in employment discrimination cases based on the employee’s health or medical history], but not determinative.”
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, September 5, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The city of Portland has agreed to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit that was brought forward by a former city Fire and Rescue employee. The case is Gabriel A. Watson vs. City of Portland, case No. 21CV45298 in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah. The settlement was approved in Emergency Ordinance 190936, which was passed by the Portland City Council on July 20, 2022.
Gabriel Watson worked as a firefighter and paramedic since 2006 with the city, and in 2021 he sued his former employer. Watson was seeking a jury trial and was asking for economic damages upwards of half a million dollars. Instead of going to trial, the city settled the case via an emergency city council ordinance and agreed to pay Watson $93,290. Robert Taylor, the attorney for the city of Portland, shared on Monday that the decision to move forward with a settlement was necessary because an investigation into the allegations concluded that the city would be at great risk of being found liable in the event the case went to trial.
Richard Koss, an employment law attorney practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, attests to the...
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