Legal Opinion
Action Ind., Inc. v. Pa. Human Rel. Comm.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 5, 1986No. Appeal, 3443 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
This is an appeal by Action Industries, Inc. (Action) from an order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) which adopted the findings, opinion and conclusion of its hearing examiner, who determined that Action had violated Section 5 of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Act) 1 by discriminating against a job applicant on the basis of a non-job-related handicap or disability.
The facts in this case are not in dispute. On May 18, 1982, Timothy Vogt applied for a position as a temporary warehouse worker with Action, an importer, manufacturer and…
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