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· 4/8/1982

Orr v. Clyburn

Citations

  • 290 S.E.2d 804
  • 277 S.C. 536
  • 1982 S.C. LEXIS 314
  • 32 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 203

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that Title VII cases “are certainly persuasive if not controlling in construing the [SCHAL]”
  • noting that the SCHAL \essentially follows the substantive structure of Title VII” and that cases interpreting Title VII are \certainly persuasive if not controlling in construing the [SCHAL]”
  • recognizing a private right of action under section 1-13-90(d) of the SCHAL
  • noting SCHAL essentially follows the substantive structure of Title VII and that cases interpreting Title VII are given persuasive if not binding authority
  • noting the plaintiff's complaint lists SCHAL as one of the statutes under which he is pursuing his claim
  • “Under general rules of statutory construction, a jurisdiction adopting legislation from another jurisdiction imports with it the judicial gloss interpreting that legislation.”

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Judges: Harwell, Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Gregory

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