Legal Opinion
Bentley v. Bureau of Prof'l & Occupational Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 2018No. 648 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT
Shawneen Bentley (Bentley) petitions for review of an adjudication of the State Board of Cosmetology (Board) suspending her cosmetology license as a result of her felony convictions. Bentley contends that the Board erred by disregarding her mitigating evidence and abused its discretion by suspending her license for three years for convictions that were totally unrelated to her licensed conduct.
Bentley is licensed by the Board and is employed as a full-time hairstylist at Regis SmartStyle. On February 29, 2016, the Board issued an order to Bentley to show…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Station Square Gaming L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Ake v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, State Board of AccountancyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Burnworth v. State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers & SalespersonsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Foose v. BD. OF VEHICLE MFRS.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bertram v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Kenney v. Bureau of Prof'l & Occupational Affairs, State Bd. of PharmacyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- C. Haveman & A. Spillane v. BPOACommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- E.C. Levengood v. BPOA, State Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and SalespersonsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- M. Thiam t/d/b/a Rama Hair Braiding Salon v. BPOA, State Bd. of CosmetologyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
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