Legal Opinion
Philadelphia v. Human Relations Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1973No. Appeal, No. 342 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
The City of Philadelphia, in operating its Youth Study Center, has traditionally restricted the super*502vision of its wards to those who were of the same gender.
The Commonwealth’s Human Relations Commission in liberally assigning its ideals to given cases has decided that there is no merit to the City’s contention that the circumstances in this particular instance justify allowance of a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ), for its supervisors.
Hence this appeal.
To avoid a charge of sexual discrimination under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act,1 the City on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Leah Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific Company, a Delaware Corporation, Leah Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Pittsburgh Press Employment Advertising Discrimination AppealCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- McKinley v. State Board of Funeral DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Fahn v. Cowlitz CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 624, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,176 Mary Delia Russaw Hardin v. Leroy N. Stynchcomb, 1 Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Brenda L. Healey v. Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, a Pennsylvania Corporation Lakewood Psychiatric, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Fesel v. Masonic Home of Delaware, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1978
- Backus v. Baptist Medical CenterDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
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