Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'n v. State Civil Service Commission

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 27, 2007No. 120 MAP 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice BAER.

The State Civil Service Commission (Commission) and Appellant Dennis N. Jenkins, Sr. (Appellant), appeal the order of the Commonwealth Court directing Appellant’s employer, the Department of Corrections (DOC), to calculate his seniority, for purposes of furlough and promotion, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), rather than the State Civil Service Act, 71 P.S. §§ 741.1-741.1005 (the Act). The questions we address are whether, with respect to furlough and promotion, the Act and the CBA define and apply seniority differently, and if so, the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BennettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. State College Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Kmonk-Sullivan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Pennsylvania Game Commission v. State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Department of Corrections v. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Department of Corrections v. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'n v. State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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