Jochynek v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying unemployment benefits to the petitioner Helen B. Jochynek (claimant) following her removal from office as a local registrar of vital statistics by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The issue presented for *88decision in this case is whether a local registrar of vital statistics is an employee of the Commonwealth within the meaning of Section 402(h) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5,1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43…