WSSC v. PHILLIPS

Nos. 85, September Term, 2009, 154, September Term, 2008.

994 A.2d 411 (2010)

413 Md. 606

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION v. Shaaron PHILLIPS, et al. James K. Sillers v. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Allen W. Cartwright, Jr. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reargued February 5, 2010.

Decided May 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy F. Maloney (Brian J. Markovitz, Joseph M. Creed, and Koushik Bhattacharya of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., Greenbelt), on brief, for appellants in No. 154 Sept. Term, 2008.

Russel L. Beers (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission of Laurel), on brief, for appellee in No. 154 Sept. Term, 2008 and for petitioner in No. 85 Sept. Term, 2009.

M. Celeste Bruce (Ellen B. Flynn of Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan, and Silver, LLC, Greenbelt), on brief, for respondent in No. 85 Sept. Term, 2009.

Argued and reargued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.


HARRELL, J.

The three appeals presently before the Court were argued (and are decided) together because of a single legal question they share: whether the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (hereinafter, "WSSC" or "the Commission") qualifies as a "person" under Maryland Code, Article 49B,1 § 42(a)2 (hereinafter, § 42(a)), and, therefore, is subject to actions for employment discrimination brought...

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