The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - Employment Discrimination - Burden of Proof

Authors

Sandra E. Richetti

Abstract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that an employer is not under a duty for purposes of the Human Relations Act to set out specific job requirements for each position it offers. Furthermore, a complainant under the Act, in order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, must have been "best able and most competent" for the position.

Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 v Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, ___ Pa ___, 609 A2d 804 (1992).

First Page

607

Recommended Citation

Sandra E. Richetti, The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act - Employment Discrimination - Burden of Proof, 31 Duq. L. Rev. 607 (1993).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol31/iss3/10