O'Connor v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Margaret A. O’Connor appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board *575of Review denying her claim for benefits under Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, 43 P.S. §802(b) (l),1 and further determining that claimant’s initial receipt of benefits was a recoupable fault overpayment under Section 804(a) of the law, 43 P.S. §874(a).

While claimant was a law student she worked as a communications coordinator at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The board denied claimant benefits, reasoning that because claimant had voluntarily…