Justice v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The appellant, Dorsey L. Justice, appeals from an order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) which, although reinstating him to his position as a houseparent employed by the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) at the Cornwells Heights Youth Development Center, declined to award him back pay for the period of removal.

The appellant’s employment was terminated by the DPW on the ground that he had falsified his employment application by failing to list and fully describe all of his prior criminal convictions. After a hearing the Commission made the following…