Republic Steel Corp. v. Hailey

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission decided that the complainant’s employer discriminated against her as a female when it disciplined her more severely than a male coworker. Her employer appealed to the common pleas court, which reversed on the ground that the commission’s order lacked support from reliable, probative and substantial evidence. Exercising its statutory discretion to accept the court’s decision, the commission chose not to appeal that adverse ruling.

However, the complainant, Debra Hailey, has personally appealed the trial court’s ruling, arguing that the court did not accord the…