Zalkens Peerless Wiping Co. v. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission

This is an appeal from an order of the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska, affirming the decision of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (Commission). The Commission, which refused to follow the recommendations of the hearing examiner, held that the appellant, Zalkins Peerless Wiping Company (Zalkins), a corporation, had discriminated against the appellee Paul Landers on the basis of his sex in refusing to hire Landers in appellant’s used clothing and rag business.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1104 (Reissue 1978) provides that “[i]t shall be an unlawful employment practice for an…