Public Hearing Summaries Note: Click on the case title to download the case PDF. David Whedon vs. David Loutrel d/b/a Wild Salmon Direct Date of Decision: November 6, 2012 Basis: Retaliation Resolution: Commission Order Download decision file (pdf) Pubic hearing summary: complainant alleged that respondent subjected him to racially derogatory comments during his employment. Complainant alleged that after he objected to respondent’s discriminatory behavior and stated his intent to bring legal action, respondent retaliated by terminating complainant’s employment as a deckhand on respondent’s fishing tender. A public hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings was held on January 24–25, 2012. After the hearing, an administrative law judge recommended to the Commission that the case be dismissed, and on November 6, 2012, the Commission issued a final order dismissing the case.