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building. And on Feb. 15, Wilgus moved his flag­
ship institution—the notorious and popular leather
The Human Rights Campaign invites employ­
bar Eagle PDX—from its longtime Stark Street
ers and employees to a free workshop designed to
location into the basement of the Casey’s complex.
help implement the Oregon Equality Act, Senate
“It’s totally rad and busy all the time,” said Cory
Bill 2.
It will cover the new law and the associated
Eastland, a bartender and part-time manager on
duty at Casey’s. Business, it seems, is booming.
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workplace issues related to members of the sexual
If that’s the case, then a number of Wilgus’ for­
minorities community. The workshop runs from
mer employees want to know why the bar owner
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has yet to fulfill at least $3,000 in outstanding
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Speakers include an employment attorney,
ing to claims they’ve since filed with the state
human resources personnel and queers addressing
Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Matt
their workplace experiences. The goals and objec­
Stefanik claims he is owed $1,200 in back wages
tives for the workshop include informing Oregon
from when he worked at Casey’s last fall as a bar­
employers of the workplace issues and laws relating
tender and bar back. “That’s like three months of
to queer employees; helping both employers and
rent,” he said, “and I’m counting on that money.”
employees identify and solve workplace problems;
For a brief time, Jayson Marston tended bar at
and providing information and resources to sexual-
the Eagle. After quitting in September 2007 and
minority individuals with regard to workplace
trying to cash a series of payroil checks that then
issues and changes in the law.
bounced—his BOLI claim says $990 in unpaid
The workshop begins with a session called
wages is owed—he said he went to the Eagle to try
“GLBTQ 101,” a discussion of terms relating to gay
to talk with Wilgus about the situation. But when
people and the impact of the Oregon Equality Act
he mentioned taking legal action, Wilgus immedi­
on employers with speaker Beth Allen. Key issues
ately asked him to leave his office. Another former
include dress code, bathroom access and transition­
Casey’s staff member, David McCormick, has also
filed a claim for $1,300 in unpaid wages, according
ing on the job.
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to Margaret Pargeter, a BOLI compliance specialist
assigned to Wilgus’ cases.
But when asked about the BOLI claims filed
Lunch will be served. To RSVP contact Brenda
against him, Wilgus said, “I don’t have anything to
Smith at 503-381-9478 or brendasmith3304@hot-
say about that.” He did not respond to later e-mails
mail.com.
and voicemails requesting further comment.
The bar owner does seem to have a penchant
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pay, he decided to go after Wilgus in his own way:
thousand-square-foot complex of gay bars at the
He changed his MySpace profile name to “Karl
corner of Northwest Couch Street and Fifth
Wilgus is a dead beat loser.”
Avenue in April 2007, all the necessary accouter­
The stunt got Wilgus’ attention. “You would
ments were accounted for. Chasing light displays,
haven [sic] been paid long ago if you did not start
check. Stripped-down go-go dancer boys, check.
the shit,” Wilgus wrote Stefanik in a text message
Six-dollar vodka sodas, check.
from January. “Instead you waned [sic] games.
That’s what you got.”
Disgruntled lawsuit-filing former employees: triple"
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Stefanik quit Casey’s after several months without
When Karl Wilgus opened his new several-
And now he can add one more item to that list.
Cascade Women’s Health, RC.
for communication via text message. When
Specializing in Gynecology (including insemination)
and Gynecological surgery
check (and counting).
Unity Project Expands Mission
Since opening the doors to his nightclub com­
With a new name came a new aim for Brother
plex, Wilgus has enjoyed, by the bar owner’s own
to Brother. The nonprofit organization providing
accounts, increasingly large crowds at his flagship
services for gay men of color is now Unity Project
bar, Casey’s, which occupies the top half of the
of Oregon.
Matt Stefanik describes business owner Karl Wilgus as “a deadbeat loser."