Landis v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Claimant appeals an adverse determination by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which found he was ineligible for benefits because his discharge from employment was the result of willful misconduct within the meaning of Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e). We affirm.

Claimant, who had been employed as a press operator for Lord Corporation for 15 years, was discharged for an unauthorized and unreported absence from work on July 16, 1975. When claimant…