Wilson v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Shirley Wilson (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying unemployment compensation benefits on the ground that Claimant had been discharged for willful misconduct — excessive .tardiness.1

Claimant was appointed as a biology teacher at Furness Junior High 'School (Furness) in Philadelphia on December 28, 1981, at which time she was pregnant. On January 5, 1982, Claimant received a letter from the principal noting that .she had only been on time for work once since she began at Furness, and reminding her that the…