DEPT. OF COM. AFFAIRS v. Averette

Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish,

The Department of Community Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Department) and Edward Averette, an employee of the Department, both appeal from an order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) which reinstated Averette tó his position with the Department without back pay. We reverse.

Averette was the regional coordinator and supervisor of the Departments weatherization program for the southeast region. The Department paid various contractors to make residences of low income families more energy efficient. One of Averettes responsibilities was…