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Connecticut Judicial Branch v. Gilbert, 343 Conn. 90 (2022)

Citation
Connecticut Judicial Branch v. Gilbert, 343 Conn. 90 (2022)
Parent Document
Connecticut Judicial Branch v. Gilbert, 343 Conn. 90 (2022)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2022-04-26

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ECKER, J. This case arises from allegations of sexual
          harassment brought by the named defendant, Germaine
          Gilbert (complainant), a judicial marshal who is employed
          by the plaintiff, the Connecticut Judicial Branch (branch).
          Following a contested public hearing before the defen-
          dant Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
          (commission), the human rights referee (referee) found
          that the allegations were substantiated and awarded the
          complainant back pay with interest, emotional distress
          damages, attorney’s fees, and injunctive relief. The
          branch appealed, and the trial court sustained the
          appeal in part. The court upheld the referee’s determina-
          tions that (1) emotional distress damages and attorney’s
          fees were available remedies under the state employ-
          ment discrimination law then in effect if the complain-
          ant was able to establish a violation of Title VII of the
          federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title
          VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et
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