Legal Opinion
Harrisburg School District v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 18, 1983No. Appeal, No. 656 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
The Harrisburg School District, its superintendent, and its acting director for special education (school district) appeal from a decision and order by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, which found that, in violation of section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Act),1 the school *596district bad discriminated against Linda Portlock, a black woman, because of ber race and sex, by failing to interview or bire ber for tbe position of Instructional Supervisor of Special Education (ISSE position).
We must decide if tbe commission committed an error of law in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gen. Elec. Corp. v. COM. PA. HUM. R. COM.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. Chester School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Harmony Volunteer Fire Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations v. DeFeliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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