Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. Devlin

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal by Patricia E. Devlin (claimant), who was discharged from her employment with E. Louis Feldman, Esq., (employer) because of her allegedly taking an unauthorized vacation. The Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) premised its denial of benefits on claimant’s “willful misconduct connected with [her] work,” thereby invoking Section 402(e) of the Unemplyment Compensation Law.1

Our scope of review in unemployment compensation cases is strictly confined to questions of law and, absent fraud, to a determination as to whether the Board’s findings…