Legal Opinion · Dissent

Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Co. v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 11, 1992No. 7 W.D. Appeal Docket 1991Published

1DissentZappala, Justice

I must dissent because the majority misperceives the basis for the Commonwealth Court’s conclusion that Sarah Henderson had established a prima facie case of illegal sex discrimination. The majority states that it disagrees with the Commonwealth Court’s holding because, “There is no statutory requirement that an employer must have written job descriptions, and while the absence of particular written requirements may make it difficult to evaluate actions which an employer has taken in specific cases, it should not be troublesome in obvious cases.” (Majority slip opinion at *449446.) It is…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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