Huffman v. Borough of Millvale

COLINS, Judge.

William Huffman (Huffman) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which dismissed Huffman’s cause of action and sustained the Borough of Millvale’s (Borough) preliminary objections. The trial court concluded that: (1) the Wage Payment and Collection Law (Law) 1 does not apply to municipalities and, therefore, Huffman had no cause of action based on these grounds; and (2) the trial court lacked jurisdiction, reasoning that the parties should have resorted to an arbitration proceeding to resolve issues related to benefits to be claimed under…