Case Name: ASSOCIATED RUBBER, INC., Respondent v. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2005-12-16
Citations: 585 Pa. 472
Docket Number: Petition No. 507 MAL 2005
Parties: ASSOCIATED RUBBER, INC., Respondent v. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 585
Pages: 472–473

Head Matter:
889 A.2d 44
ASSOCIATED RUBBER, INC., Respondent v. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Dec. 16, 2005.

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 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).