Lancaster County v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION

Justice STEVENS.

We granted review to determine whether the Commonwealth Court applied the proper legal principles and level of deference in its appellate review of the decision of' the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (the Board or PLRB), which found Lancaster County (the County) engaged in unfair labor practices under Sections 1201(a)(1) and (3) of the Public Employe Relations Act (PERA),1 when-it terminated the employment of Adam Medina and Tommy Epps. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the Commonwealth Court erred in reversing the Board, and thus, we reverse the decision of…