BAKER v. COM., PA. HUMAN RELATIONS COM'N


507 Pa. 325 (1985)

489 A.2d 1354

Timothy BAKER, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, Appellant, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Appellant-Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Hardiman, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Bethlehem, for Human Rel. Comm.

Joel M. Ressler, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for Dept. of Public Welfare.

Thomas B. Schmidt, III, Stephen L. Grose, Harrisburg, for Timothy Baker.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (Commission) and Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (Department), as intervenor, appeal by allowance an order of Commonwealth Court requiring the Commission to hold a hearing, if requested by appellee, on the question of whether there is probable cause to credit appellee's claim of employment discrimination against the Department. Without a hearing the Commission...

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