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DHS caregivers reach temporary agreement in labor dispute
Oregon Department of Human Services caregivers have paused a planned vote of “no confidence” in DHS Director Fariborz Pakseresht.
Judge seeks perspective of 5,000 Oregon foster children as the state moves toward reforms
To settle a class-action lawsuit, Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed to follow the guidance of a neutral expert over the next decade to improve its care.
Amid mounting scrutiny, DHS hit with wrongful death lawsuit
A lawsuit against DHS is linked to the death of an 83-year-old woman who wandered away from her memory care center in Clackamas County and died outside.
Former child welfare worker sues DHS for $2.5 million over dismissal, alleging retaliation
A former DHS worker claimed her supervisor instructed her to break into a recreational vehicle to photograph the scene to build a case of child abuse but then lied about it and got her fired.
Oregon state caregivers ask Gov. Kotek to fire their boss
Department of Human Services workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say their workplaces are unsafe and that they’re burned out.
State told 20,000 Oregon families to expect money for clothes but no money is coming
Elizabeth Sherwood, a single mom in Keizer, learned Wednesday she wouldn’t be getting help to buy her daughter new shoes after a state letter told her to expect a $270 payment in June. State officials say the letter to her and others was a mistake.
DHS opens investigation into North Salem teacher accused of inappropriate touching
The state agency had received three prior reports about Trever Ball, who formerly coached Viking girls basketball, but said none contained enough detail to open an investigation.