Middletown Township v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge McCULLOUGH.

While I concur in the result reached by the Majority that Raymond A. Stepnoski (Claimant) should be granted unemployment compensation benefits, I strongly disagree with the Majority’s analysis. The Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) correctly determined that Claimant is not ineligible under section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law)1 because he was terminated by Middletown Township (Employer). However, I respectfully must reject the Majority’s analysis in granting benefits which is based upon dicta in the…