Legal Opinion
Greater Washington Business Center v. D.C. Commission on Human Rights
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1982No. 81-312PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This is a petition for review of a final decision and order of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights. The Commission held that the dismissal of inter-venor Pearl D. Langhorne (hereinafter “complainant”) from her employment by petitioner Greater Washington Business Center was a discriminatory act which violated the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, D.C.Code 1981, §§ 1-2501 et seq.1 Complainant was awarded compensatory damages and attorney’s fees by the Commission.2 Having reviewed the record and considered the contentions of the parties, we conclude…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sandra G. Bundy v. Delbert Jackson, Director, D.C. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Harris v. District of Columbia Commission on Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Kennedy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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