Legal Opinion
Farrell Area School District & Farrell Area Day Care Center v. Deiger
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 1, 1985No. Appeal, No. 1956 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Farrell Area School District and Farrell Area Day Care Center (Petitioners) appeal here from the opinion and order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission dated July 5, 1983, which adopted the opinion, findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Hearing Commissioner who found that Petitioners had violated Section 5 of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Act)1 by discriminating against Robert D. Deiger (Complainant) by refusing to hire him.
The findings of fact, as adopted by the Commission, were that in December 1975, Complainant, a white male, applied for…
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
- Leedom v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Commonwealth, Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
- City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations v. DeFeliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Beaver Cem. v. Pa. Human Rel. Comm.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Geriatric & Medical Services, Inc. v. Department of Public WelfareCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Johnstown Redevelopment Authority v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 261 v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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