Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Cappy, Castille, Consideration, Flaherty, Newman, Nigro, Saylor, Zappala
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- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
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Outcome
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the unemployment compensation award to a former Temple University Hospital employee, finding that his falsification of time sheets to receive pay for hours not worked constituted willful misconduct disqualifying him from benefits, regardless of his belief that his supervisor had authority to authorize the extra pay.
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