Faro v. Highway Division

Two issues are before us in this wrongful discharge and unlawful employment practice case. (1) We hold that the trial court committed reversible error by excluding a witness’ testimony that would have supported defendant’s theory of its reason for terminating plaintiffs employment and affected the jury’s assessment of plaintiffs credibility. (2) With respect to the question whether an award of punitive damages is available to a successful plaintiff in a claim for unlawful employment practices when the state is the defendant, we affirm the Court of Appeals’ “no” result by an equally divided…