Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

51 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 103 (2026)

Conformity with Federal legislation.

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§ 103. Conformity with Federal legislation.

It is the intent of this title that it shall be in conformity with all acts and regulations of the United States affecting the same subjects, and all provisions of this title shall be construed to effectuate this purpose.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1987–2017 · leading case: John Murphy v. Twp. of Radnor, 542 F. App'x 173 (3rd Cir. 2013).

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John Murphy v. Twp. of Radnor, 542 F. App'x 173 (3rd Cir. 2013). “” 51 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 103. Therefore, under PMAA’s very terms, we believe PMAA should be interpreted in conformity with USERRA, and we will apply the same two-step burden-shifting framework to claims brought under PMAA as we do to claims under USERRA.”

Herskovitz v. Commonwealth, State Civil Serv. Comm'n, 534 A.2d 160 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1987). · cites it 2× “When this case was reargued, we directed counsel to address the implication, if any, of Section 103 of the Code, 51 Pa. C. S. §103, on the issue before us.”

Kise v. Dep't of Military, 832 A.2d 987 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 1102; and conformity of state regulation with all acts and regulations of the United States, see 51 Pa.C.S. § 103. As the Commonwealth Court noted, Section 763(a)(1) of the Judicial Code confers upon it exclusive jurisdiction over direct appeals from Commonwealth agency…”

Tukesbrey v. Midwest Transit, Inc., 822 F. Supp. 1192 (W.D. Pa. 1993). “” 51 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 103. See Witter v.”

Blake, S. v. State Civil Serv. Comm'n, Aplt., 166 A.3d 292 (Pa. 2017). “” 51 Pa.C.S. § 103. The Commonwealth Court, however, did not cite section 103 in support of its approach in the case at bar, and we do not view section 103 as sanctioning the use of federally defined terms to ascertain the General Assembly’s intent regarding who qualifies as a…”

Murphy v. Radnor Twp., 904 F. Supp. 2d 498 (E.D. Pa. 2012). “” 51 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 103. Accordingly, the Tukesbrey court found that § 103 required it to apply the same *515 standard to that plaintiffs PMAA claim as to his claim under the Veteran’s Reemployment Rights Act.”

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