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· 7/13/1979

Dillon v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Citations

  • 403 A.2d 406
  • 43 Md. App. 161
  • 1 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 99
  • 1979 Md. App. LEXIS 372
  • 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 30,110
  • 25 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 585

How courts have described this case

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  • no common law cause of action for employment discrimination; FEPA does not establish private cause of action
  • “If the statute does not authorize a particular form of relief, and the common law recognizes no such cause of action, that form of relief is not available”
  • no private right of action under Article 49B
  • discrimination in employment, not public accomodations

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Judges: Gilbert, Morton, Barrick

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