Legal Opinion
Filter Specialists, Inc. v. Brooks
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 2009No. 46S05-0808-CV-444PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
Case Summary
Dawn Brooks and Charmaine Weathers initiated these proceedings by filing a complaint with the Michigan City Human Rights Commission alleging their employer, Filter Specialists, Inc., discharged them on the basis of race, in violation of the Indiana Civil Rights Act. Both Brooks and Weathers are African-American. Following a hearing at which evidence was presented, a five-member Commission unanimously concluded that race was the motivating factor behind the claimants' discharge, and awarded damages to Brooks and Weathers in the form of back-pay and fringe benefits…
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