Legal Opinion
Marine Power & Equipment Co. v. Human Rights Commission Hearing Tribunal
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 21, 1985No. 13051-0-IPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
— Nadim Shah, a former employee of respondent Marine Power, filed a complaint with the Washington State Human Rights Commission, alleging that Marine Power had discriminated against him because of his national origin. A hearing tribunal ordered Marine Power to pay Nadim Shah $7,500. Five thousand dollars was to compensate Shah for "emotional distress caused by slurs based on his national origin," and the remaining $2,500 was "for emotional distress caused by discriminatory work assignments." Marine Power sought review of this order in the King County Superior Court.
Subsequent to filing its…
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