Langensiepen v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Jane M. Langensiepen (claimant) appeals here from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision and held that due to her willful misconduct, she was not entitled to benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

The claimant had been employed as a salesperson by Queen’s Nutritional, a health food store, for approximately six months. She was discharged for taking a bag of dried soup2 for her own use, without paying for it. Although he had no written policy, the employer testified that he had…