... Citing Clay, Employer asserts that it is "well settled" that a plaintiff may not bring a
common law claim for employment discrimination where the claim cannot be brought
under the PHRA. Nor can she bring an independent common ...
... The essence of the issue before this Court is whether Petitioner offered a sufficient allegation
of discrimination, ie, whether the allegations in Petitioner's Appeal Request Form meet the
specificity requirements for SCSC appeals involving alleged employment discrimination. ...
... at *3 (relying on Pfeiffer). Judge Schiller also ruled, however, that the administrative procedures
of the PHRA are mandatory for all employment discrimination claims and may not be circumvented
in any case. Id. at *5 (citing Clay v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc., 522 Pa. ...