Legal Opinion
Georgia Bureau of Investigation v. Heard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 15, 1983No. 65607PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Appellee is employed as a Special Agent by appellant and meets the objective qualifications for promotion to the position of Special Agent Principal. Although one of three black candidates was promoted to the position of Special Agent Principal in September of 1979, when appellee was not, he filed a charge of racial discrimination against appellant pursuant to the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978, OCGA § 45-19-22 et seq. (Code Ann. § 89-1703 et seq.). A special master was appointed and a hearing was conducted. The special master found: That appellee had “established that…
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