$450,000
Discrimination
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Case Details
Following trial before the Department of Labor, the Hearing Examiner found that BNSF had discriminated against Cringle when it denied him employment based solely on his height and weight ratio and awarded $400,000 in damages. $50,000 was added to the award by the District Court for costs and fees. On appeal to the Supreme Court, the judgment was affirmed for failure to meet the statutory deadline for appealing the Department’s decision to the Human Rights Commission.