Maskerines v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Troy Maskerines (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law). 1 On appeal, Claimant argues that the Board erred in denying him benefits because it did not require Draka Cableteq USA, Inc. (Employer) to prove that Claimant’s conduct, which violated Employer’s no-drug work rule and a last chance agreement, directly affected his workplace performance.

Employer fired Claimant in September 2009 after Claimant admitted he had…