Legal Opinion
Burns International Security Services, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 14, 1988No. Appeals Nos. 1288 C.D. 1987 and 1914 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
In this consolidated appeal, Burns International Security Services Incorporated (Bums) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) determining that Burns had violated section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)1 *420by discriminating against Denise L. Ross (Ross) on the basis of disability/handicap and awarding backpay. Ross appeals that portion of the Commissions order denying her reinstatement and determining that she had not established that Burns had discriminated against her on the basis of gender. For the reasons set…
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