Legal Opinion
Fud's, Inc. v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 31, 1999No. 98-408-AppealPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
The Superior Court has certified to us the following question: 1 do employers have a constitutional right to a jury trial in connection with unlawful-employment-practice charges that are brought against them? The Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), G.L.1956 chapter 5 of title 28, allows employees and other aggrieved parties (collectively, employees) to file unlawful-employment-practice charges against employers. Under FEPA, such charges are filed with the defendant, Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights (commission). 2 After conducting a preliminary investigation…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Granfinanciera, S.A. v. NordbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Tull v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- STATE EX REL. CITY OF PROVIDENCE v. AugerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of R.I. v. McConaghy, 01-1570 (2002)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Brookenick Development Co. v. BruceSuperior Court of Rhode Island · 2009
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