Lawrence v. Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry

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Judge Craig,

In this appeal from the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission, appellant William Lawrence, a handicapped employee with the Bureau of Labor and Industry, asserts that in violation of the Civil Service Act (Act) the bureau demoted him without cause.1 We agree.

The facts as found by the commission are not in dispute. In March 1978, the bureau promoted Mr. Lawrence from his position as Rehabilitation Counselor I to Rehabilitation Supervisor. Shortly there*630after, the Pennsylvania Social Services Union (PSS'U) filed a grievance on behalf of various female employees, alleging…