Bruce v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OpiNioN by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Beview (Board) which denied unemployment compensation benefits to Harry L. Bruce (Claimant) on the ground that he had been discharged from employment because of willful misconduct. See Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Es. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897,as amended, 43 P.S. §802 (e). We affirm.

On April 9, 1980, Claimant was discharged from his position as a Psychiatric Aide I, probationary status, at the Norristown State Hospital (Hospital) because…