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Preston will also pay a fine.

Second lawsuit alleges sex discrimination at Hillsboro Fire, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

Retired Clackamas Fire chief hired in Hillsboro Fred Charlton takes city's division training position, which is currently subject of complaint Fred Charlton, who was the chief of the Clackamas Fire District until his May 1 retirement, is Hillsboro Fire's new division chief of training. Charlton's new position in Hillsboro is one subject of a retaliation and discrimination complaint against the city and two other top Hillsboro Fire officials by two current employees, who had applied for the role but weren't hired, according to the complaint. Clackamas Fire's leadership was criticized...

Library workers seek to form city of Hillsboro's third union, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

Gurske's comments came after Raven complained to him about feeling discriminated against based on her gender. When Gurske asked for examples, "Raven reached over to her desk and pulled out her nameplate. A male fire chief had replaced her name with a nickname that meant she was 'crazy,'" the complaint reads. The complaint also alleges that Gurske changed a male recruit's failing grade on a written exam to a passing one but terminated a female recruit from the same class for "one small error" in her practical exam. When Raven challenged Gurske over changing the male recruit's grade, the comp...