Wortman v. Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations

139 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 616 (1991)

591 A.2d 331

James E. WORTMAN, Appellant,

v.

PHILADELPHIA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 4, 1990.

Decided May 10, 1991.

Sharon M. Dietrich, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Susan Shinkman, Divisional Deputy City Sol., for appellee.

Before SMITH and BYER, JJ., and BARRY, Senior Judge.

SMITH, Judge:

On May 18, 1988, James E. Wortman filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (Commission) alleging that he had been discharged from employment because of his sexual orientation in violation…