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WEAVER v. HARPSTER

No. 43 MAP 2007.

975 A.2d 555 (2009)

Mallissa L. WEAVER and Chris A. Weaver v. Walter W. HARPSTER and John K. Shipman, individually and t/d/b/a Harpster and Shipman Financial Services, and Susquehanna Insurance Associates, Inc. Appeal of Walter W. Harpster, individually and t/d/b/a Harpster and Shipman Financial Services and Susquehanna Insurance Associates, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael John Zicolello, Esq., Schemery Zicolello, P.C., Williamsport, for Harpster, Walter W.

David F. Dieteman, Esq., John A. Onorato, Esq., Erie, for amicus curiae Manufacturers' Association of Northwest Pennsylvania.

John Paul Friedmann, Esq., for Pacific Legal Foundation.

Todd Peter Kerstetter, Esq., Schlesinger & Kerstetter, L.L.P., Shamokin, for Shipman, John K.

Roger Vaughn Wiest II, Esq., Sunbury, for Weaver, Mallissa L. and Chris A.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY and GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

Under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), 43 P.S. §§ 951-963, employers with four or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sex. See 43 P.S. §§ 954 (defining employer), 955 (listing "unlawful discriminatory practices"). At common law, an employer may terminate an at-will employee for any reason unless that reason violates a clear mandate of...

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