Legal Opinion
State v. Whitingham School Board
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 18, 1979No. 273-78PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
This is an action brought by the Attorney General on behalf of the State of Vermont for claimed violations of the Fair Employment Practices Act, 21 V.S.A. §§ 495-495e. Penalties under the statute are civil, as are the enforcement procedures. The Vermont statute is patterned on federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2000e-17.
This action relates to the failure of the defendant school board to hire a certain female applicant for a teaching vacancy in its system, hiring a male candidate instead. The lower court issued an order requiring the school…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Lavalley v. E.B. & A.C. Whiting Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
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