Lipfert v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Emma Lipfert appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, which, after a remand hearing, determined that claimant was ineligible for benefits under Section 402(e), 43 P.S. §802(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, because her discharge from Giant Market was precipitated by an act amounting to willful misconduct.1

Claimant was a delicatessen clerk. Her discharge occurred on the evening of March 14, 1977 when she admittedly prepared a package for a fellow employee containing a quantity of cheese worth $1.42 at retail, a quantity of…