Discrimination by Liquor Licensees

PACKEL, Attorney General,

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, through their chief counsel, have asked whether the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, consistent with the existing provisions of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, can refuse to issue or renew licenses to, and revoke or suspend licenses of, licensees who discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex or national origin in their employment policies or in the provision of facilities, accommodations and services? You have also asked…