Artis v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.

Willie Artis (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a decision of a referee denying him unemployment compensation benefits on the basis of willful misconduct pursuant to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1

Claimant was employed as a furnace operator by Alumax Mill Products (Employer) for eighteen years. He was discharged by Employer for failing a drug test. He filed an application for unemployment compensation benefits which was denied by the Lancaster County Job Center. He…