Legal Opinion
Florence v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1175 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
Claimant Oliver Florence appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review *60(board), which affirmed a referee’s finding that claimant was ineligible for benefits under Section 402 (e), 43 P.S. §802(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 because his discharge from Fair Acres Geriatric Center (employer) was precipitated by an act of willful misconduct.
Employer discharged claimant for threatening coworkers with bodily harm while brandishing a knife in front of them.
Before the referee, the employer produced two eyewitnesses who testified that they…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Miller v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Brooks v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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