Legal Opinion
Thomas v. PA. HUMAN RELATIONS COMM.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 1987No. Appeal, 1206 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Narick,
James L. Thomas, Jr. (Thomas) appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) dismissing his complaint against the Berks County Prison (Employer). In his complaint, Thomas alleged that the Employer discriminated by discharging him as a corrections officer on account of his race, black, in violation of Section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Act of October 27, 1955, P.L. 744, as amended, 43 P.S. §955 (Act). In support of his complaint before the hearing officer of the Commission, Thomas alleged that certain white…
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