Legal Opinion
Grundberg v. Alaska State Commission for Human Rights
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 2012No. S-13866PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARPENETI, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
A 58-year-old Asian-American woman alleged that she was discriminated against when her employer, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, denied her a promotion to the position of Engineer II, and instead hired "a younger less qualified" Caucasian man for the position. She filed a complaint with the State Commission for Human Rights, which initiated an administrative investigation of the hiring decision. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Commission issued a written determination that the complainant had failed to…
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