Legal Opinion
County of Alameda v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 1984No. AO19468PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LOW, P. J.
The County of Alameda (County) appeals from a judgment of the superior court denying its petition for writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to compel defendant Fair Employment Housing Commission (Commission) to set aside its findings: (1) that the County had wrongfully denied Saches Caulfield employment as a cook at the Santa Rita jail because of her race and gender in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12940, subd. (a)); and (2) that the Commission properly granted her backpay with benefits and credited her with retroactive…
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