Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 5, 1977No. Appeal, No. 727 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
This is an appeal from an adjudication of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holding that the appellant Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School had discriminated against an employe because of her sex in violation of Section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA),1 43 P.S. §955(a).
Carole B. Anderson, a teacher, asked the appellant School to apply her accumulated sick leave to the total time she was absent from her employment as a result of her pregnancy.2 The appellant refused Anderson’s request because a provision of the collective…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Geduldig v. AielloSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Union Free School District No. 6 v. New York State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Lukus v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Brennan v. National Telephone Directory Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Quaker Oats Co. v. Cedar Rapids Human Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Castellano v. Linden Board of EducationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Lavalley v. E.B. & A.C. Whiting Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
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