Morrison v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Ceumlish, Jr.,

This is the appeal of Dale Morrison from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming the referee’s denial of benefits pursuant to Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

Morrison was discharged on August'8, 1977, after five and one-half years of janitorial service. On January 23,1978, he refused a night shift referral from the Office of Employment Security2 because no transportation for night work was available. Morrison neither reported to the referred contact nor inquired into whether suitable transportation arrangements…