Legal Opinion

Rivera v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 5, 1987No. Appeal, 333 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Claimant, Edwin Rivera, seeks review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a referees decision denying his claim for unemployment compensation. We affirm.

Claimant worked in J. G. Furniture Systems, an upholstery plant. His job included the use of staple guns, capable of shooting nails (called “brads”), which were *432used in the manufacturing process. On the day in question, one Christian Heidlemark (Heidlemark), a fellow employee, shot claimant with such a gun. He was told by claimant to stop, but he again shot claimant three…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Woodson v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Williams v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Placid v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. VojtasCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Miller v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Armstrong World Industries v. UCBRCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. D. Broxton v. UCBRCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. H. Santana v. UCBRCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Rivera v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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