El Grande Steak House v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission

Joseph E. Mahoney, Judge.

Appellant, El Grande Steak House, appeals the judgment of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas affirming the final order of defendant-appellee, Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Having found appellant’s assignments of error to be without merit, we affirm.

On April 26, 1990, Laura J. Graddy (“Graddy”) filed an affidavit with appellee alleging that appellant discriminated against her based on her pregnancy. After an investigation, appellee concluded that there was probable cause to believe that appellant had engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices, and issued a…