Butler v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Petitioners Carol Butler, Patricia Pheasant, and Mary Ann McCarthy seek review of a decision by the *407State Civil Service Commission denying, as untimely, their request for a hearing on their claim that the Department of Health discriminated against them in selecting a candidate for a promotion.

Petitioners, female public health nurses, applied for the position of Public Health Administrator I in April of 1978. On July 7, 1978, a letter from the district executive director informed them that a candidate for the position had been tentatively selected. The letter indicated…