Valence v. Department of Public Welfare

McGINLEY, Judge.

Before this Court for reargument en banc is a petition by Duane C. Valence (Petitioner) for review of a decision of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) that dismissed his appeal and sustained the action of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) in furloughing him. The scope of our review of a Commission decision is to determine whether there was a constitutional violation or an error of law and whether necessary findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence in the record. Section 704 of the Administrative Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S. § 704; McGuire…