Weiner v. Cuyahoga Community College District

The issue at the heart of this dispute is whether the policies of the United States and the state of Ohio against discriminatory employment practices may be positively enforced by a public body through the medium of public improvement contracts. The public policy is clearly formulated in the legislation proscribing racial discrimination in employment. See Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 2000e-2, Title 42, U. S. Code; Section 4112.02, Revised Code. Public construction contracts requiring employment in their performance must contain provisions by which the contractor promises that he will not…