Legal Opinion
Communications Workers v. District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1976No. 9406PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
This is a petition for review of an order by the District of Columbia Commission of Human Rights (Commission) entered after a hearing and upon a finding of discrimination in employment on the basis of sex by the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (CWA). The order (1) awards CWA’s former female employee, one Marshall, some $7,600 in back wages, $7,500 for loss of promotional opportunity, retaliation, humiliation, and mental anguish, and $2,000 in attorneys fees, and (2) directs CWA to develop an affirmative action plan for employment of women.
CWA’s challenge to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dietrich v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Marina VOUTSIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- 8 Fair empl.prac.cas. 746, 8 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9683 Narcisse Batiste, Cross v. Furnco Construction Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Arthur v. District of Columbia Nurses' Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Eilers v. District of Columbia Bureau of Motor Vehicles ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- District of Columbia v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Newsweek Magazine v. District of Columbia Commission on Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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