Over a single dissent, the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled there is no right to a jury trial in employment discrimination cases brought under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Since the PHRA itself makes no mention of jury trials, the court found it simple to conclude that there is no statutory right. The more vexing question was whether the Pennsylvania Constitution provides such a right.
December 22, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Over a single dissent, the state Supreme Court has ruled that there is no right to a jury trial in employment discrimination cases brought under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
Since the PHRA itself makes no mention of jury trials, the court found it simple to conclude that there is no statutory right.
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