In a whistleblower lawsuit filed Sept. 10 in Marion County Circuit Court, a longtime state employee accuses the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of retaliating against her for complaining about the Oregon Department of Justice.
It’s an unusual lawsuit, because the plaintiff claims her bosses didn’t back her up in a dispute with another state agency. Her claim: that DOJ ignored her advice and unnecessarily litigated cases that resulted in jury verdicts against the state.
In addition, the plaintiff claims that DOJ lawyers treated women with contempt.