Porter v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is the appeal of James Porter (Claimant) from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the referee’s decision which denied unemployment compensation benefits to the Claimant on the ground that he was discharged for willful misconduct and therefore ineligible to receive benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1 We reverse and remand.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Claimant was a truck driver for Samuel Zukerman and Company (Employer). Employer conducts routine investigations of its…