Legal Opinion
Colorado Civil Rights Commission v. Conagra Flour Milling Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1987No. 85CA1432PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BABCOCK, Judge.
Respondent, ConAgra Flour Milling Company (ConAgra), seeks review of a final order of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Commission) which found that it had discriminated against an employee because of his handicap, and which required it to reinstate the employee to his former position with back pay. We affirm.
The facts are not disputed. The issue is whether ConAgra’s voluntary imposition of safety regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on its intrastate private trucking operations constitutes a defense to a charge of unlawful discrimination…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Bucyrus-Erie Co. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- James D. HODGSON, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
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