Yoder v. Commonwealth, Department of Labor & Industry

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Petitioner, Charles A. Yoder, appeals from the decision of the State Civil Service Commission which dismissed his appeal and sustained his removal as Administrative Officer IV at the Department of Labor and Industry.. Petitioner had been employed for ten years as a District Manager of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Western Region, in Pitts*179burgh. He apparently had some problems working with his superior, Mr. Hockman, the Director of the Bureau. At a business meeting on April 6, 1983 between the two, the Petitioner used a concealed tape recorder to tape…