Oregon Supreme Court October 18, 1977, CA 6773, SC 25250 (Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Bureau of Labor)

HOLMAN, J.

This was a proceeding before the Commissioner of Labor under the Handicapped Persons’ Civil Rights Act, ORS 659.400 et seq. The Commissioner held that Montgomery Ward was guilty of discrimination under the Act when it failed to hire a person because of physical disability. Montgomery Ward appealed to the Court of Appeals, which reversed the Commissioner.