DeBias v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Ann DeBias (Claimant) was employed as a nurse’s aide by St. Joseph’s Hospital (Employer). On January 15, 1980, she was discharged for mistreatment of patients and willful inattention to patient care. When she applied for unemployment compensation benefits, both the Bureau (now Office) of Employment Security and the referee found her to be eligible. On Employer’s appeal, the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) found her ineligible by reason of willful misconduct.1

Our review of the record discloses that Claimant had been reprimanded several times, orally…