Oregon responds to disabilities class action suit

Portland Business Journal:

The Oregon Department of Justice on Wednesday responded to a class action lawsuit filed against Gov. John Kitzhaber and other state officials regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, the lawsuit alleges that Oregon has segregated more than 2,300 state residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities in sheltered workshops, where they have little or no interaction with non-disabled peers and where they are paid well below the state's minimum wage of $8...

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