Board of Education v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities

The plaintiff board of education of the city of Norwalk appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from a decision of the defendant commission on human rights and opportunities. The defendant, after a full hearing, had found the plaintiff in violation of General Statutes §31-126 (a) 1 because of the plaintiff’s continuing refusal to pay female custodians at the same rate of pay as male custodians. The trial court affirmed the substantive decision of the defendant commission, although it modified the order of relief in a manner not subsequently challenged by either party. The plaintiff now appeals…