Medical College v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MaoPhail,

Vivien McCarthy (Claimant) was discharged by the Medical College of Pennsylvania (Employer) for falsifying institutional payroll records. She applied for unemployment compensation benefits and was denied the same by the Bureau (now Office) of Employment Security (Office) because of willful misconduct.1

Claimant appealed, whereupon a hearing was fixed by the referee for March 19,1980 and due notice thereof was sent to Claimant and Employer. Employer’s brief states that they received notice of the hearing on March 13, 1980 and that “sometime thereafter” an office…