Legal Opinion
Human Rights Commission v. Cheney School District No. 30
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1982No. 47539-3PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
The sole issue in the subject case is whether a hearing tribunal of the Washington State Human Rights Commission (hereinafter Commission) has authority to award compensation for humiliation and mental suffering caused by unlawful age discrimination. We hold it has no such authority.
Facts
Mary Spangenberg applied for a teaching position at Garden Springs School in the Cheney School District (hereinafter District) in 1977 when she was 40 years of age. The only requisite qualification for the job listed in the job bulletin was a valid Washington state teaching certificate. At the time,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. ZamantakisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by105 opinions
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