Toney v. Dept. of Public Welfare

SMITH, Judge.

Jeannette Toney (Petitioner) seeks review of an order of the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) denying Petitioner’s request for reconsideration of the decision of the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) which determined that DPW was entitled to reimbursement from Petitioner’s unemployment compensation checks for public assistance provided to her. -This Court reverses.

The first issue presented for review is whether or not Petitioner filed a timely appeal of the decision thereby allowing this Court to address the merits of the final order or…