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Portland council approves $75,000 settlement in firefighter discrimination suit
Summary
The City Council voted to settle a 2024 employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a retired Portland Fire & Rescue employee for $75,000, citing litigation risk and costs; the emergency ordinance passed with 10 ayes, one nay and one absence.
Portland City Council voted to approve an emergency ordinance to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought in 2024 by a retired Portland Fire & Rescue employee for $75,000.
Anne Milligan, senior deputy city attorney, told council the plaintiff joined Portland Fire & Rescue in 2005, moved to the fire marshal's office in 2014 and retired in 2025. The…
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