World Wide Construction Services, Inc. v. Chapman

I respectfully dissent. In view of the significant public interest in eliminating discrimination in employment, I do not believe section 24-34-405, 10 C.R.S. (1982), should be interpreted to prohibit the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Commission) from awarding back pay to an employee discharged as a result of sex discrimination when the employee neither seeks nor desires reinstatement to her former position. A basic principle of statutory construction, in my view, supports the Commission’s authority to order a back pay award to the discharged employee independently of an order of…