Patrick v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal by Steven J. Patrick (claimant) from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the referee’s denial of benefits on the basis of willful misconduct under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law) Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e). Claimant also appeals the Board’s determination that a “fault overpayment” had been made and that recoupment pursuant to Section 804(a) of the Law, 43 P.S. §874(a), was appropriate.

Claimant was employed by the Charles…