State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission v. Pauley

Caplan, Justice:

The principal issue to be determined on this appeal is whether the West Virginia Human Rights Commission has the statutory authority under the Human Rights Act as set out in W. Va. Code, 1931, 5-11-1, et seq., as amended, to make an award of monetary damages to a victim of unlawful discrimination as defined in that Act. A secondary issue is whether the award of monetary damages made by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission in this case is supported by the evidence.

This is an appeal by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, hereinafter sometimes referred to as…