Delta Sand & Gravel and Babb Construction are the target
of a class action lawsuit by four former employees on behalf
of themselves and other current and former employees,
according to attorney Alan Leiman of the Eugene law firm
Leiman & Johnson, LLC. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court
in Eugene, alleges violations of overtime provisions and other
Oregon labor laws. The complaint seeks damages in excess of
$3.5 million. Leiman says in a statement that the lawsuit
alleges that Delta and Babb “engaged in a pattern of unlawful
pay practices that resulted in the chronic underpayment of
wages to employees of both companies.” A previous
$400,000 payment by the companies that followed an
investigation by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
“falls far short of what is owed,” says Leiman.
KLSR and KEVU TV stations are not part of the shake-up of
local TV stations involved in mergers and layoffs, according to
Mark Metzger, VP and general manager of the two stations.
“There is some confusion about who owns our stations,”
Metzger says. KLSR and KEVU are owned by Patricia Smullin,
a longtime resident of Medford. “Her company was established
in 1932 and is the longest continuous independent broadcast
group in the West,” he says. KSLR is the local Fox affiliate and
does have a “news share” arrangement with KVAL, one of the
stations to be sold to the conservative Sinclair Broadcast
Group. The new owners of KMTR recently laid off most of its
news staff, and Metzger says he’s looking at his options for
local news coverage. Meanwhile, KEZI has hired the popular,
laid-off KMTR news anchors Matt Templeton and Renee
McCullough. Lots of unhappy chatter on the KMTR Facebook
page.
that has both malt and honey,” the owners say. Some modern
twists are added to the original recipes, such as using
different honeys and aging the brews in bourbon barrels. The
brewery is at 520 Commercial St., Unit F, phone number is
653-8371 and website is drinkviking.com.
Banfield Pet Hospital opened a south Eugene veterinary
facility June 15 at 2858 Willamette St., in the building near
Market of Choice previously occupied by Party City.
Veterinarians include Annastasia Burright, Melissa Wood and
Emily Purbaugh. Banfield has more than 800 animal hospitals
across the country. The new location will be open from 8 am
to 7 pm Monday through Saturday and 9 am to 5 pm Sundays.
The other Banfield facility is on Chad Drive. See banfield.com.
Pints for the Planet is a fundraiser for BRING Recycling
from 5 to 9 pm Monday, June 24, at Ninkasi, 272 Van Buren.
Music by Kudana begins at 6 pm. Proceeds will go to help the
nonprofit BRING complete construction at its Planet
Improvement Center in Glenwood. See bringrecycling.org.
Viking Braggot Company is a new brewery now operating
in west Eugene. Co-owners are Daniel McTavish and Addison
Stern, recent grads of the UO Lundquist College of Business. A
grand opening celebration is being planned for June 28. The
brewery offers a unique brew that originated with the Vikings.
“Braggot is one of the oldest fermented drinks known to man
A benefit for Occupy Medical’s mobile health care clinic
will begin at 6 pm Sunday, June 23, at Cozmic, 199 W. 8th Ave.
Music by Steel Wool and Satori Bob. Sliding scale entry starts
at $5. Proceeds will go to support the mobile clinic’s free
services that are offered from noon to 4 pm Sundays at the
Park Blocks downtown.
Mountain Rose Herbs in Eugene has made the top-10 list
of “Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon,” according to
Kori Rodley of the company. The award, given by Oregon
Business magazine May 29, recognized Mountain Rose as
number nine out of 440 organizations that participated in the
survey. Criteria included a survey of employees and an
analysis of the business’s sustainability practices. See
mountainroseherbs.com.
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