Case Title: Associated Rubber, Inc. v. Pa H.R.C. (Summary Disposition)

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Docket Number: 507 MAL 2005

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2005-12-20T00:00:00Z

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ASSOCIATED RUBBER, INC., Respondent v. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 507 MAL 2005 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court dated April 8, 2005, at No. 2045 CD 2004 reversing the order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission dated August 31, 2004, at No. 20027235. ORDER PER CURIAM Decided: December 16, 2005 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 under the applicable burden of proof and standard of review. Allegheny Hous. Rehab. Corp. v. Pa. Human Rels. Comm’n., 532 A.2d 315, 316 (Pa. 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, 753 A.2d 788, 790 (Pa. 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, 364 A.2d 1324, 1326 (Pa. 1976).