Legal Opinion

Lukus v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 4, 1980No. 910PublishedCited by 92 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing preliminary objections by Westinghouse Electric Corporation to a complaint filed by Lois E. Lukus as a class action 1 against Westinghouse, alleging the violation of rights of female Westinghouse employees under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Act of Oct. 27, 1955, P.L. 744, as amended, 43 P.S. § 951 et seq. (hereinafter the PHRA). 2

In her complaint Lukus alleges that while she was employed by Westinghouse, from September 1972 to June 30, 1976, Westinghouse provided its employees “with weekly sickness and accident payments, for a…

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2Cases cited78 opinions

  1. Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by92 opinions

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  4. Clare R. Bruffett v. Warner Communications, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. Ames v. AmesTexas Supreme Court · 1989

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