Legal Opinion
West Middlesex Area School District v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 6, 1978No. Appeal, No. 1293 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Petitioner West Middlesex School District appeals from a final order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) (June 3, 1977 — Dkt. No. E-5642). The Commission found that the school district engaged in discriminatory maternity leave practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Act of October 27, 1955, P.L. 744, as amended, 43 P.S. §955(a) (the Act), and *60ordered the district to pay complainant Vicki Vee Peterson $4,100.00 in back wages and $192.00 for lost benefits.
The facts are not in dispute. Complainant was an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cerra v. East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Anderson v. Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical SchoolCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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