Heppel v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The sole issue here is whether findings of the State Civil Service Commission that the removal as of September 3, 1973 of the appellant, Dr. Ruth Heppel, from her position of Higher Education Associate II in the Commonwealth’s Department of Education was for just cause1 and was not an act of discrimination2 are supported by substantial evidence in the record.

The causes for Dr. Heppel’s removal asserted by the appointing authority and found by the Commission to have been proved were her failure to complete work assignments within the time necessary for the Department to…