In Phillips v. State Ethics Comm'n, 79 Pa. Commw. 491, 470 A.2d 659 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1984), the claim settlement agent argued that police officers, detectives and welfare caseworkers, who were generally considered non-public employees under the regulations then in effect, exercised more discretion than the claim settlement agents. The Court rejected the argument and affirmed the Commission's determination that the claim settlement agent was a public employee, "in light of the liberal, expansive interpretation to be given the Act's coverage provisions." Phillips, 470 A.2d at 661. The Court also noted that the claim settlement agents normally did not perform work in accordance with prescribed procedures and were required to exercise discretion and judgment.