McHale v. Com., Dept. of Transp.

520 Pa. 282 (1989)

553 A.2d 956

James C. McHALE, Appellee,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 20, 1988.

Decided February 6, 1989.

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Joel M. Ressler, John G. Knorr, III, Andrew S. Gordon, for appellant.

Lawrence A. Durkin, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the reclassification of an employee's position to a class with a lower maximum rate of pay constitutes a…