Connecticut Judicial Branch v. Gilbert

Summary

The court held that the commission could identify violations of federal employment-discrimination law as the predicate for a state antidiscrimination violation and award emotional-distress damages and attorney's fees under the applicable state statutes. It held that the state had not waived sovereign immunity for prejudgment or postjudgment interest, and it ordered that the interest award be vacated. The court also held that the referee properly limited the complainant to garden-variety emotional-distress damages but improperly admitted treatment-related evidence, requiring a new damages hearing, and remanded for further consideration of appropriately tailored injunctive relief.