Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

We granted review in this ease principally to clarify the standard for determining whether a municipal ordinance applies to an agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Court concluded here that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) is a Commonwealth agency and therefore not subject to either the provisions of the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (“FPO”),1 or the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (“the Philadelphia Commission”). The Commonwealth Court also concluded that, because SEPTA…