Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Taylor

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

These consolidated cases consist of a petition for review and a cross-petition for review of an adjudication in which the Civil Service Commission (commission) determined that the action of the Public Utility Commission (appointing authority) in demoting Celeste Taylor (employee) was proper, but that the appointing authority’s furloughing her from the position to which she was demoted was improper.

The issues raised by the appointing authority’s petition are (1) whether the commission’s finding that the appointing authority failed to carry its burden of proving lack of…