Alaska State Commission for Human Rights v Yellow Cab (Alaska 1980)

In Alaska State Comm’n for Human Rights v. Yellow Cab, 611 P.2d 487 (Alaska 1980), the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights’ finding that Yellow Cab unlawfully discriminated on the basis of gender by refusing to hire a woman as a cab driver solely because of her gender. The Court held that a trial court must defer to administrative agency findings that are supported by substantial evidence, reinstated the Commission’s discrimination ruling, and remanded for calculation of damages.