Legal Opinion

Spanish Council of York, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 2005PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The York Spanish American Center (Center) 1 petitions for review of an adjudication of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) holding the Center liable under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act 2 for discriminating and retaliating against two employees. As a consequence, the Center was ordered to make restitution of salary lost by the two individuals who were unlawfully discharged. 3 In this appeal, we consider whether the evidence supported the legal conclusions of the Commission.

The relevant facts, as found by the Commission, are as follows. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Desert Palace, Inc. v. CostaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Gen. Elec. Corp. v. COM. PA. HUM. R. COM.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Robert Wholey Co. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Ferraro, B. v. Temple UniversitySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Warshaw v. Concentra Health ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Garner v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Uber v. SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PA.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Raya & Haig Hair Salon v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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