Cumberland County Nursing Home v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Petitioner, Cumberland County Nursing Home (Employer), appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which granted compensation to Shirley Hockley, finding no ineligibility under Section 402(e) of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law.1

Shirley Hockley (Claimant) was employed by the Nursing Home as a practical nurse, when, on February 2, 1982, she injured her ankle and was granted a six-month leave of absence. During the absence, Claimant remained in communication with her employer, and indicated that her physician had not given…