Hamer v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission

How courts have described this case

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• holding that administrative judge incorrectly considered issue of mitigation of damages where defendant failed to first raise it
• holding administrative agency not bound by technical rules of evidence
• prior acts of discrimination are relevant to show the general atmosphere of defendant's workplace and \need not be actionable in themselves in order to be admissible\
• “Credibility assessments are largely left to the fact finder, and we give deference to those findings.”
• prima facie case for discrimination requires allegation that adverse employment action be “based on an impermissible consideration”
• prior acts of discrimination are relevant to show the gen eral atmosphere of defendant’s workplace and “need not be actionable in themselves in order to be admissible”

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