Legal Opinion
Building Owners & Managers Ass'n v. City of Pittsburgh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 2009No. 41 & 42 WAP 2008PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice GREENSPAN.
This Court granted allocatur in order to determine whether the City of Pittsburgh exceeded its authority as a home rule municipality when it passed an ordinance requiring employers with new service contracts to keep the employees of the prior contractor for at least 180 days. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the City of Pittsburgh exceeded its power and violated the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2962(f). We affirm the order of the Commonwealth Court.
On November 30, 2004, the Pittsburgh City Council enacted the Protection of Displaced…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Philadelphia v. SchweikerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Devlin v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Hartman v. City of AllentownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Taylor v. Harmony Township Board of CommissionersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Smaller Manufacturers Council v. Council of PittsburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Pa. Rest. & Lodging Ass'n v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- SEPTA v. City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Commission on Human RelationsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Apartment Assoc. of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, Inc. v. The City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Apartment Assoc. of Met. Pittsburgh, Inc. v. The City of PittsburghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- Apt Assoc of Metro Pgh v. City of Pgh, Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.