Legal Opinion
Electric Material Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 13, 1995PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Judge.
The Electric Material Company (Employer) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) that reversed a referee’s decision holding that Sylvain Cote (Claimant) was ineligible for benefits pursuant to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law)1 due to willful misconduct. We reverse.
Employer is in the business of reducing wire bars to specific sizes. During the reduction process, the bars are heated in a furnace to approximately 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. The bars are then manipulated by metal tongs that weigh approximately ten pounds…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woodson v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- American Racing Equipment, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Lee Hospital v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Brady v. UN. COMP. BD. of REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Com., Dept. of Trans. v. Unemp. Comp. Bd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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