Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

The Department of the Auditor General (employer) has petitioned for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision and awarded benefits to Joseph Y. Sorco (claimant). It is employer’s contention that claimant is ineligible for compensation because he was discharged for willful misconduct pursuant to Section 402(e)1 of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law). This misconduct consisted of allegedly paying money to obtain his job and failing to reveal this payment on his employment application.

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