Velocity Express v. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Velocity Express (Velocity) and David Kardos (Kardos) (together, Appellants) petition for review of the December 9, 2003, order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) denying Appellants’ motions to dismiss discrimination charges filed against Appellants. We reverse.

Velocity is in the business of providing local delivery service, and, at all relevant times, Velocity employed Kardos as an operations manager. (Appellants’ Brief at Exh. B.) Sometime in 2002, Velocity entered into a written contract with Julie Eileen Sheriff (Sheriff), whereby Sheriff would…