Heefner v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Robert Heefner (claimant) has filed this appeal from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which affirmed the referee’s denial of benefits. The referee’s decision was based on a finding of willful misconduct under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

The question of whether the claimant’s, conduct constituted willful misconduct is one of law, with the burden of proof on the employer. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. Cardellino, 24 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 617, 357 A.2d 710 (1976). Our scope *529of reveiw here is confined…