1 Trial Lawyer • Summer 2022 Board of Governors Summer 2022 The views expressed in Trial Lawyer are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, its members, Board of Governors or staff. Trial Lawyer is a quarterly publication of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and is distributed as a membership benefit. For permission to reprint articles, contact Michael Kesten at 503-246-1126, michael@kestenmedia.com. For advertising rates, contact law@llmpubs.com or 503-445-2240. Publications Committee Co-Chairs — Barb Long, barb@vogtlong.com. 503-228-9858; Faith Morse, faith@andersenlaw.com, 541-773-7000 Editor — Michael Kesten, KestenMedia, michael@kestenmedia.com, 503-804-0668 Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 812 SW Washington Ste. 900, Portland OR 97205, 503-223-5587, otla@oregontriallawyers.org, www.oregontriallawyers.org Dedicated to protecting people, holding wrongdoers accountable, and promoting a fair and equitable justice system through advocacy and education. Articles Toxic Employees in the workplace Mitra Shahri.................................................................................................... 6 Crash Course when workers’ comp and cars collide Jovanna Patrick. ........................................................................................... 10 Accomplices to Discrimination: Aiding and abetting in employment law Michael Owens............................................................................................. 16 Equal Pay for Equal Work Jennifer Middleton........................................................................................ 19 Violence in the Classroom Rebecca Cambreleng .................................................................................... 22 NDA Coersion Shenoa Payne................................................................................................ 28 Unauthorized workers in employment discrimination Quinn Kuranz .............................................................................................. 32 Unwanted Conduct Meredith Holley............................................................................................ 36 COMP & COVID what we think we know Keith Semple ................................................................................................ 40 Pregnant or Trying to Conceive: Challenges facing Oregon employees Talia Yasmeen Guerriero ............................................................................... 43 Departments President’s Message: We help others, together Lara Johnson................................................................................................... 2 View from the Bench: Preparing for a judicial settlement conference Judge Shelley Russell....................................................................................... 4 Annual Partners . .................................................................................................................... 15 OTLA Guardians of Civil Justice . .................................................................................................................... 26 Comp Corner: The worker you find Julene Quinn. ............................................................................................... 48 Between the Sheets Cody Hoesly, Lisa T. Hunt, Nadia Dahab....................................................... 49 Officers President Lara Johnson President-elect Blair Townsend Secretary-Treasurer Rob Kline Parliamentarian Melissa Bobadilla Immediate Past President Tim Williams District Governors Talia Guerriero — District 1 Nathan Sosa — District 1 Kelly Andersen — District 2 Brian Dretke — District 2 Rob Beatty-Walters — District 3 Neil Jackson — District 3 Derek Johnson — District 4 Robert Johnson — District 4 Ryan Jennings — District 5 Brent Barton — District 5 Governors-at-Large Steve Berman Erin Christison Diego Conde Ronn Elzinga Sonya Fischer Quinn Kuranz Paul Loving Jeremiah Ross Thanh Tran Greg Zeuthen New Lawyer Governors Ron Cheng Emily Johnson AAJ Governors Kathryn Clarke Tom D’Amore Nadia Dahab AAJ State Delegates Shenoa Payne Michael Wise Apolinar Montero-Sánchez OTLA Staff Email, (firstname)@oregontriallawyers.org Main phone, 503-223-5587 Kathleen Bergin, 503-223-5587 x108 Membership Director Beth Bernard, 503-223-2558 Chief Executive Officer Nora Fogarty, 503-223-5587 x104 Development Dir. & Publications Mgr. Caroline Greenlaw, 503-223-5587 x100 Education Director Arthur Towers, 503-345-0045 Political Director/Lobbyist
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