EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene Water & Electric Board has settled a sexual harassment and discrimination claim by a female electrical line worker apprentice for $250,000.
The Register-Guard reported that 33-year-old Jennifer Smith agreed to give up her EWEB job under the terms of the settlement, which was mediated by the state labor commissioner.
Smith also filed a claim against the Eugene-Springfield Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee for its refusal to advance her to full journeyman status.
The state last week awarded Smith her journeyman card, overturning the local committee’s refusal.
