Labor commissioner files motion asking to hold legislative leadership in contempt of court


SALEM — Outgoing Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian is again taking the Legislature to task over sexual harassment, this time in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Avakian wants a state judge to find legislators and staff in contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas in the administrative case he’s brought against them over their handling of harassment allegations.
He’s seeking a massive trove of documents, including all documents pertaining to reports or allegations of harassment involving…





