SLIDES: Oregon’s Top 10 Agencies with the Most Civil Rights Complaints
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Shelby Sebens, GoLocalPDX Reporter
Oregon agencies rack up civil rights complaints
Public agencies are not immune to workplace complaints and in Oregon they have racked up over 400 complaints in the past five years.
GoLocalPDX looked at the top 10 agencies with the most complaints from 2009 to 2013 and then determined the top offenders per capita by looking at the total number of employees at each agency. The Human Services Department had the highest number of complaints by more than twice the next agency but it also has the largest number of employees.
The data was provided by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, which handles civil rights complaints and enforces labor laws in Oregon.
The workplace complaints range from sex discrimination to unfair treatment based on age, disability and other factors. Some cases were closed for lack of evidence, some are still under investigation, some have been settled and others were sent to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for further investigation.
The state's Employment Department topped the list of the most complaints filed when considering the number of employees. The Oregon Youth Authority, which oversees youth correctional facilities, came in second.
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GoLocalPDX looked at the top 10 agencies with the most complaints and then determined the top offenders per capita by looking at the total number of employees at each agency. The Human Services Department had the highest number of complaints by more than twice the next agency but it also has the largest number of employees.
See how Oregon’s state agencies rank when it comes to civil rights violations.
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#10 Health Authority
Oregon Health Authority:
Number of complaints per capita: .5 percent
Total number of complaints: 17
Employees: 3,759
Photo credit: Melanie Tata on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#9 Transportation Dept.
Oregon Department of Transportation:
Number of complaints per capita: .8 percent
Total number of complaints: 35
Employees: 4,248
Photo credit: Kyle May on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#8 Corrections Dept.
Department of Corrections:
Number of complaints per capita:1.1 percent
Total number of complaints: 47
Employees: 4,272
Photo credit: my_southborough on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#7 Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police:
Number of complaints per capita: 1.1 percent
Total number of complaints: 13
Employees: 1,141
Photo credit: dwightsghost on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#6 Judicial Department
Judicial Department:
Number of complaints per capita: 1.2 percent
Total number of complaints: 18
Employees: 1,474
Photo credit: Chris Potter on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#5 Oregon State Hospital
Oregon State Hospital:
Number of complaints per capita: 1.45 percent
Total number of complaints: 30
Employees: 2,066
Photo credit: Wistungsten via Wikimedia. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#4 Human Services Dept.
Human Services:
Number of complaints per capita: 1.5 percent
Total number of complaints: 102
Employees: 6,771
Photo credit: Bill Selak on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#2 Youth Authority
Oregon Youth Authority:
Number of complaints per capita: 1.7 percent
Total complaints: 17
Employees: 950
Photo credit: DIBP images on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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#1 Employment Dept.
Employment Department:
Number of complaints per capita: 2 percent
Total complaints: 28
Employees: 1,337
Photo credit: Flazingo Photos on Flickr. Creative Commons License. (Image cropped)
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