Legal Opinion
Gresock v. City of Pittsburgh Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 1997PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAHERTY, Judge.
The City of Pittsburgh (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) reversing the decision of the City of Pittsburgh Civil Service Commission (Commission) denying the appeal of John A. Gresock, Jr. (Claimant) concerning the termination of his employment for economic reasons. We affirm.
Claimant was a project architect for the City in the Department of Engineering and Construction (Department) for almost four years. On August 5,1994, the City terminated Claimant to derive the economic benefits from a workforce reduction.
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