McHALE v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.


520 Pa. 282 (1989)

553 A.2d 956

James C. McHALE, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Joel M. Ressler, John G. Knorr, III, Andrew S. Gordon, for appellant.

Lawrence A. Durkin, for appellee.

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


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the reclassification of an employee's position to a class with a lower maximum rate of pay constitutes a demotion for purposes of the Civil Service Act, Act of August 5, 1941, P.L. 752, as amended, 71 P.S. §§ 741.1-741.1005. We hold that the reclassification of an employee's position which results in reassignment to a position in a class with a lower maximum pay rate without...

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