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71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2102 (2026)

 Purpose.

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§ 2102.  Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to create and sustain a modern merit system of employment within the Commonwealth workforce that promotes the hiring, retention and promotion of highly qualified individuals, ensuring that government services are efficiently and effectively delivered to the public.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: F.M. Burock v. SCSC (Off. of the Budget), No. 81 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 13, 2021).
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F.M. Burock v. SCSC (Off. of the Budget), No. 81 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 13, 2021). “” Section 2102 of Act 71, 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102. Further, “the amendments in Act 71 .”
F.M. Burock v. SCSC (Off. of the Budget), No. 1865 C.D. 2019 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 13, 2021). “” 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102. Further, “the amendments in Act 71 .”
E.A. Galli v. Luzerne-Wyoming Cnty. Mental Health & Developmental Servs. & A. Tomkoski (SCSC), 322 A.3d 287 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024). “3d at 343 (citing Section 2102 of the Act, 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102). Consistent with this purpose, Section 2704 of the Act prohibits an officer or employee of the Commonwealth from discriminating “against an individual in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion,…”
Allegheny Cnty. Dept. of Health v. A.L. Wilkerson & SCSC, 329 A.3d 111 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024). “” Section 2102 of the Act, 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102. Consistent with this purpose, Section 2704 of the Act prohibits an officer or employee of the Commonwealth from discriminating “against an individual in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any…”
S. Donahue v. DHS, No. 255 M.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 23, 2025). “” Section 12 2102 of the CSRA, 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102 (emphasis added). It is further supported by the stated purpose of the VPA, which “is to provide a hiring preference to qualified veterans seeking public employment in classified and unclassified services for the discipline and…”
S.M. Donahue v. PA DHS & PA Governor's OA, No. 540 M.D. 2024 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Oct. 7, 2025). “” 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102. 9 Since Petitioner has not exhausted his available administrative remedy, there is no reason not to require that Petitioner’s previously filed complaint before the Commission proceed to its conclusion.”
DHS v. C. Rodriguez (SCSC), No. 45 C.D. 2022 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Oct. 20, 2025). “” 71 Pa.C.S. § 2102. At issue in this case is Section 2704 of the Act, which states: An officer or employee of the Commonwealth may not discriminate against an individual in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action with…”
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