From estabrookb at state.or.us Mon Oct 1 13:00:30 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:00:30 +0000 Subject: NEWS ADVISORY: Avakian to Visit Churchill High CTE Program Funded by State Grant Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF8215146350@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image003.png at 01CD9FD4.C80B7690] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Advisory For News Planning October 1, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 Avakian to Visit Local CTE Program Funded by State Grant Visit will highlight the new engineering and design program at Churchill High School EUGENE- Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian will visit Churchill High School on Wednesday, October 3rd, to tour the new engineering and design program made possible through a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grant. Avakian will be joined by local legislators and educators on the tour. Churchill High School and the Eugene 4J School District received $424,766 from the CTE Revitalization Grant Fund last April to create the new "Relevance and Rigor in New STEM Career Paths" program, which started this year. The award enables the Eugene 4J School District to develop an innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum where students engage in authentic, problem-based engineering projects and are connected with working professionals in the community. Churchill's program is the first full-scale, coherent pre-engineering program in Eugene. Collaboration with local engineers and consulting firms will ensure relevance and align curriculum to industry standards and workplace needs. Details for the event are as follows: WHO: Labor & Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian, local officials, educators and partners. WHAT: Classroom tour and discussion between elected officials, educators and participating students about Churchill's "Relevance and Rigor in New STEM Career Paths" program. WHEN: 1:30pm to 2:30pm on Wednesday October 3, 2012. WHERE: Churchill High School (1850 Bailey Hill Road Eugene, OR 97405) Avakian is recognized as a champion for "21st century shop classes" in Oregon schools, having led the fight to pass House Bill 3362 in 2011 and establish a dedicated grant fund to help schools and school districts create or expand CTE education options that work in concert with local employers to train young people for high-wage, high-demand jobs at a younger age. 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As state labor commissioner, Avakian has championed creation and expansion of job skills and career education options around the state?including leading the widely popular effort to establish a state CTE Revitalization Grant Fund, which funded the new Churchill program and similar efforts in 21 schools just this school year. ?I want to congratulate the Churchill and 4J community for offering an exciting and well-planned program to students,? Avakian said. ?It?s no accident that this proposal was selected by our grant review committee. I hope that as this program grows it will directly benefit a lot of Eugene students, and can serve as a model for other districts to utilize in their communities.? Churchill High School and the Eugene 4J School District were awarded $424,766 from the CTE grant fund to create the new ?Relevance and Rigor in New STEM Career Paths? program, which is the first full-scale, coherent pre-engineering program in Eugene. The award enables the district to develop an innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum where students engage in authentic, problem-based engineering projects and are connected with local engineers and consulting firms, ensuring direct alignment with the industry. ?Equipping young Oregonians with the hands-on skills to tackle real-world problems is what these programs are all about,? Avakian continued. ?It?s why so many legislators are here supporting the effort, why so many Oregon employers and organized labor are involved?the community partners who are already on board around the state are clamoring for more programs like this one, and we?re going to the legislature in January to help make them a reality.? Avakian is recognized as a champion for ?21st century shop classes? in Oregon schools, having led the fight to pass House Bill 3362 in 2011 and establish a dedicated grant fund to help schools and school districts create or expand CTE education options that work in concert with local employers to train young people for high-wage, high-demand jobs at a younger age. The first eight grants awarded from the Career and Technical Education Grant Fund will benefit 21 schools across Oregon this school year. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 10.03.12_BOLI_Release_-_CTE_Churchill.pdf.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 50121 bytes Desc: 10.03.12_BOLI_Release_-_CTE_Churchill.pdf.pdf URL: From estabrookb at state.or.us Thu Oct 4 14:56:30 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 21:56:30 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Bend dentist ordered to pay $347,654 for religious discrimination Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF821514BD23@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image003.png at 01CDA240.7C0CC230] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Release For Immediate Distribution October 4, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 Bend dentist ordered to pay $347,654 for religious discrimination Dental hygienist chased from his employ for declining to attend religious-based training BEND- Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian has ordered Dr. Andrew W. Engel and his Bend dental practice to pay nearly $350,000 in total damages to a former employee who fled Engel's employment when ordered to attend a three-day, Scientology-affiliated symposium or be fired. Besides lost wages and health benefits, the damages include moving expenses after the complainant had to move out of state to find work, as well as emotional distress damages associated with the workplace harassment and complainant's separation from her teenage daughter as she pursued alternate employment. "Oregon workers deserve to feel safe on the job, secure from an employer's pressure to do something that conflicts with their religious beliefs," said Avakian. "When an employee asks for an accommodation of their religious beliefs, there needs to be a real discussion about accommodation-not a 'my way or the highway' dismissal by the employer." In investigating and prosecuting this case, Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) found that Engel badgered the dental hygienist, now working in East Texas, for several days to convince her to attend the required training with her co-workers, repeatedly brushing aside concerns that Scientology conflicted with her Christian religious beliefs and ignoring a specific accommodation request for an alternative, non-religious training opportunity. "Oregonians expect, and deserve, an agency that will support local employers who want to do right by their workers," Avakian said. "Right along with that, Oregonians rightly expect that an employer who is hounding a worker to attend a religion-based training conference, to the point that she quits a good job to get away from that environment, is going to be held accountable for their actions." Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI for more information about all of BOLI's work to protect workers' rights and support local employers in Oregon. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11416 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10.04.12_BOLI_Release_-_Engel_Order.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 28616 bytes Desc: 10.04.12_BOLI_Release_-_Engel_Order.pdf URL: From estabrookb at state.or.us Wed Oct 10 13:50:38 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:50:38 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: BOLI: Substantial Evidence of Discrimination at P Club Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF821514D682@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image003.png at 01CDA6EE.49259740] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Release For Immediate Distribution October 10, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 BOLI: Substantial Evidence of Discrimination at P Club Civil rights investigators find evidence of discrimination against transgendered Oregonians PORTLAND - The Civil Rights Division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has concluded its investigation into allegations of unlawful discrimination by Portland's Twilight Room Annex, formerly known as the P Club, finding substantial evidence that the bar, through owner Chris Penner, sought to keep a group of transgender patrons out of the establishment based on their gender identity. "No place of public accommodations in Oregon is going to be allowed to discriminate based on gender identity," Oregon Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian said. "Enforcing civil rights laws is important to all Oregonians, especially the fundamental right to patronize businesses of your choice without being summarily barred based on a group affiliation." Pursuing a complaint filed by Avakian, state investigators found evidence confirming that Penner left phone messages asking a group of transgendered patrons to stop visiting the P Club because they were allegedly harming business by creating a perception that it is a "tranny bar." Investigators found that Penner's contention that the group, known as the Rose City T-Girls, was disruptive and generated complaints from other patrons was unsupported by interviews with P Club employees and other patrons, and the agency's letter of determination concludes that no concerns were ever raised to the T-Girls-even in the phone messages from Penner himself. "The P Club never notified the T-Girls of any complaints about their behavior and never took any steps to remove allegedly troublesome individuals," Avakian added. "Blocking the entire group from visiting the P Club in reaction to rumors that the establishment 'is a tranny bar' is an overreaction, is unfair, and is on its face unlawful discrimination." With the Civil Rights Division's investigation complete, absent settlement of the case, the next step in the process will be the issuance of formal charges and a notice of hearing by BOLI's Administrative Prosecution Unit. For more information about BOLI's efforts to protect workplaces and the civil rights of all Oregonians, visit http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11416 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10.10.12_BOLI_Release_-_P_Club_SED.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 29251 bytes Desc: 10.10.12_BOLI_Release_-_P_Club_SED.pdf URL: From estabrookb at state.or.us Mon Oct 15 11:22:29 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:22:29 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: BOLI Launches Thai Community Outreach Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF82151501DC@D5DAG1B.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.png at 01CDAAC7.6BAA5030] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Release For Immediate Distribution October 15, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 BOLI Launches Thai Community Outreach Agency now accepting claims from former Typhoon! workers who faced discrimination PORTLAND - The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is reaching out to the local Thai community to maximize the reach of information for former employees of Typhoon!, Inc., recruited from Thailand. As part of BOLI's settlement with the now-defunct restaurant chain, a $100,000 settlement fund will remain open into 2013 to allow claims from workers harmed by Typhoon's employment practices. Information about filing a claim will be shared directly with affected workers and disseminated broadly in the community. "We're going to do all that we can to get this information into the hands of former Typhoon employees," said State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, chief of BOLI and the official who originally launched the probe of employment conditions at Typhoon. "With some creative outreach on our part, we're hopeful that as many workers as possible will be able to benefit from the settlement fund." BOLI staffers have generated claim forms and informational notices in English as well as Thai, all of which are available on BOLI's website. In addition to contacting known former employees directly, staffers from BOLI are reaching out to community resources where local Thais may turn seeking information, such as Buddhist temples and the Thai Consulate. Word of mouth within the Thai community is expected to be a key factor in the successful outreach strategy. "The employment agreements that Typhoon got their workers to sign did not encourage them to learn about their rights," Avakian added. "Connecting former employees with the proceeds of this settlement fund is critical to compensating them for the pay and working condition disparities that they faced." 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The program funds supportive services contracts to community providers that promote recruitment and retention of apprentices, especially women and people of color who are not traditionally directed toward construction career pathways that can lead to high-skill, living-wage jobs. The Program provides services on a continuum of workforce needs from career exploration in North Wasco County to pre-apprenticeship training in the Rogue Valley, from evaluation and guidance to direct assistance for current apprentices. Direct assistance includes: * transportation assistance to get to work and classes, * subsidies for child care, and * job readiness funds for work tools, work clothes, and personal protective equipment. "Promoting these living wage careers is a win-win for Oregon," said State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, chief of BOLI. "Highly skilled workers can get the wages and benefits that support a family and allow the purchase of local goods and services, and Oregon employers will have the skilled workforce they need to expand our economy." "We want our workforce development programs to provide long-term, sustainable careers rather than one-time jobs," said ODOT Director Matthew Garrett. "We're accomplishing this through our collaboration with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries." View the video at www.youtube.com/user/OregonBOLI and visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI for more information about all of BOLI's work to support Oregon workers, local employers and a stronger economy. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BOLI's chief prosecutor, in addition to taking the lead on select agency cases, oversees the team that prosecutes charges for everything from failure to pay minimum wage or overtime to child labor violations, from unlawful employment practices to discrimination in housing and public accommodations. Gaddis started at BOLI on October 22nd. "Jenn brings real skill and experience prosecuting cases aggressively, which is exactly what BOLI is looking for," Avakian said. "I've made a priority of streamlining our complaint process and expediting civil rights cases, and Jenn and the Administrative Prosecution Unit are going to be right in the thick of protecting all Oregonians' civil rights in employment, housing and public places, as well as the right to a fair workplace." A 2006 graduate of the Willamette University School of Law, Gaddis has worked in district attorneys' offices in three Oregon counties and prosecuted a range of serious cases, including sexual abuse against children under 12. As Chief Deputy District Attorney for Polk County, she oversaw a team of attorneys and helped to manage the staff supporting them-responsibilities right in line with her job as chief prosecutor. And although the transition to administrative prosecutions is a change of pace for the former criminal prosecutor, even that transition seems natural for Gaddis. "I've always rooted for the underdog and wanted to stand up for the little guy," Gaddis said. "BOLI is the agency that stands up for workers and other Oregonians who've been treated unfairly-just the kind of champion that underdogs need to be able to turn to." Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI for more information about all of BOLI's work to support Oregon workers, local employers and a stronger economy. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11416 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From estabrookb at state.or.us Tue Oct 30 10:02:49 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:02:49 +0000 Subject: NEWS ADVISORY: Avakian to Tour Mt. Angel and Silver Falls CTE Program Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF821516819D@D5DAG1A.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.png at 01CDB685.A90D5020] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Advisory For News Planning October 30, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 Avakian to Tour Mt. Angel and Silver Falls CTE Program Visit highlights the districts' innovative partnership and new CTE programs made possible by the CTE Revitalization Grant SILVERTON - Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian will visit Mt. Angel and Silver Falls School Districts on Wednesday, October 31st, to tour the new vocational education programs made possible by the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grant. Avakian has also invited local elected officials. This multi-district partnership received $170,365 from the CTE Revitalization Grant Fund last April to create the new program: "Building the Pipeline through Project-Based Learning." Over 1,800 students will be served by new and expanded programs in pre-engineering, biomedical science/sports medicine, agricultural sciences, and business administration at four schools: Mt. Angel and Mark Twain Middle Schools and Kennedy and Silverton High Schools. By sharing curriculum, infrastructure, professional development, and other resources, each school has been able to expand access to existing CTE programs and build entirely new programs; this innovative approach will reach more students than each school would be able to achieve independently and maximizes grant funds. The grant funds have also made it possible to bring CTE programs to the middle schools, which did not previously have CTE programs. Tour of Mt. Angel and Silver Falls School Districts' "Building the Pipeline through Project-Based Learning" CTE program with Commissioner Avakian, local elected officials, students and educators Wednesday October 31, 2012 from 8:00am to 9:00am Silverton High School (1456 Pine Street, Silverton, Oregon 97381) then to Mt. Angel Middle School (460 East Marquam Street, Mount Angel, OR 97362) Avakian is recognized as a champion for "21st century shop classes" in Oregon schools, having led the fight to pass House Bill 3362 in 2011 and establish a dedicated grant fund to help schools and school districts create or expand CTE education options that work in concert with local employers to train young people for high-wage, high-demand jobs at a younger age. 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BOLI's Technical Assistance for Employers (TA) Program, which provides a range of resources and educational seminars to Oregon employers, provides online access to all required posters as well as selling low-cost composites for easy workplace posting. "The last thing that Oregon employers need is to get swindled by these operations that want to charge $80 for posters that you can obtain for free from the enforcement agencies," said BOLI Commissioner Brad Avakian. "Our Technical Assistance for Employers staff goes out of its way to collect links to the full range of required posters and make them available to all Oregon employers, just by visiting our website." In addition to the basic, printable copies available onlinet, BOLI offers low-cost composites of the various postings required for Oregon employers. Versions in English and Spanish are available, both for smaller employers not covered by the Oregon Family Leave Act and federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and for larger employers who need the full-size eight-in-one. BOLI's composite posters cost just $10 each, plus shipping. "The best place for employers to get information about legal requirements is from the agency that enforces the law," said Jennifer Germundson, TA Program Manager. "Employers aren't required to buy our inexpensive composite posters, but it's a very convenient way to meet your obligations and not pay the inflated prices of commercial vendors." BOLI TA empowers Oregon employers through educational seminars and other resources that promote legal compliance, including TA's 28th Annual Employment Law Conference, coming up in November. Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI for more information about all of BOLI's work to support Oregon workers, local employers and a stronger economy. ###### The mission of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is to protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11416 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10.30.12_BOLI_Release_-_TA_Posters.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 29554 bytes Desc: 10.30.12_BOLI_Release_-_TA_Posters.pdf URL: From estabrookb at state.or.us Wed Oct 31 15:06:09 2012 From: estabrookb at state.or.us (Estabrook Bob) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:06:09 +0000 Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Avakian Praises Mt. Angel-Silver Falls CTE Partnership Message-ID: <050F2D1BA8177F4B927C6F3AC041EF821516A8B7@D5DAG1A.D5.USA.NET> [cid:image001.png at 01CDB779.3623BCD0] Commissioner Brad Avakian Bureau of Labor & Industries Press Release For Immediate Distribution October 31, 2012 CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730 Avakian Praises Mt. Angel-Silver Falls CTE Partnership CTE revitalization grant funds hands-on learning at two middle, two high schools SALEM - Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian today toured new career and technical education (CTE) classes at Silverton High School and Mt. Angel Middle School made possible by the state CTE Revitalization Grant Fund-which Avakian won legislative creation of in 2011. As head of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the state's Apprenticeship and Training Division, Avakian plays a key role in preparing Oregon's workforce for high-demand, living-wage jobs-work that is directly supported by increased CTE options in Oregon schools. "Even throughout the economic downturn, Oregon employers were asking me where they were supposed to find the skilled workers that they need," Avakian said. "Programs like this excellent collaboration are the answer. Job skills and career exploration in our schools mean our students can find their place in the workforce sooner and more productively, and it's a win for them as well as our local employers and economy." The Mt. Angel and Silver Falls School Districts received a $170,365 state grant to launch "Building the Pipeline through Project-Based Learning." Over 1,800 students will be served by new and expanded programs in pre-engineering, biomedical science/sports medicine, agricultural sciences, and business administration at four schools: Mt. Angel and Mark Twain Middle Schools and Kennedy and Silverton High Schools. By sharing curriculum, infrastructure, professional development, teachers and other resources, each school can offer more CTE options to students than they could independently-a major victory for the middle schools which previously had no CTE offerings. "The difference that these CTE opportunities are going to make for students-it's huge, just huge," said Trish Conlon, who is coordinating the districts' joint effort. "We're very excited about what's already happening, and we're already talking about what we can do to continue to grow the Mt. Angel and Silver Falls partnership as well as expand this model that's working so well to other districts." 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