Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2005

Associated Rubber, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Associated Rubber, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 16, 2005 · Per Curiam
889 A.2d 44; 585 Pa. 472; 2005 Pa. LEXIS 2896; 99 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 945 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Associated Rubber, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 16th day of December, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED; the Order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED; and this matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for reconsideration *473 under the applicable burden of proof and standard of review. Allegheny Hous. Rehab. Corp. v. Pa. Human Rels. Comm’n., 516 Pa. 124, 532 A.2d 315, 316 (1987). (“If [the employer offers a legitimate and non-discriminatory reason for discharge], the question for the Commission is whether, on all the evidence produced, the plaintiff has persuaded it by a preponderance of the evidence that the employer intentionally discriminated against [him].”); In re Funds in the Possession of Conemaugh Township Supervisors, 562 Pa. 85, 753 A.2d 788, 790 (2000) (“The referee is the sole judge of credibility and is free to believe all, part, or none of the evidence.”) (citation omitted); see also Pa. Human Rels. Comm’n. v. Feeser, 469 Pa. 173, 364 A.2d 1324, 1326 (1976).

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