Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (employer) appeals to us from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) that LaVonne Dungan (claimant) was qualified to receive benefits. The Board concluded that the claimant had not abandoned her employment, as asserted by the employer, or engaged in any conduct that could be considered willful misconduct under Section 402 (e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 The employer challenges this-conclusion.

The claimant had worked for the employer since February 1976 and had been absent without leave and…