Gardner v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Leonard Gardner (claimant) was employed' as a drill press operator by the General Electric Co. (employer) for sixteen months. On September 8, 1975, he was laid off for a week for lack of work, but, allegedly because of illness, he actually did not return to work until October 1, 1975 when he was informed that he had been discharged because he had been absent from work without giving notice to his supervisor, as required by the employer’s work rules.

The claimant, who contends that he gave the required notice, applied for unemployment compensa*550tion benefits pursuant to the…