Stevens v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

George H. Stevens, claimant, after being discharged from his position as a stationary engineer with the Osteopathic Hospital, was denied unemployment compensation by the Bureau of Employment Security, by a referee following a hearing and by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which affirmed the referee’s denial upon appeal.

Compensation was refused on the basis that the discharge was for “willful misconduct,” which, of course, disqualifies a claimant under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

In affirming the denial of compensation, the…