Legal Opinion

Louk v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 9, 1983No. Appeal, No. 2868 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Shirley L. Louk (claimant), appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits for willful misconduct under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1

The claimant was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (employer) as an equipment operator. On December 15, 1981, the claimant and two other persons were arrested at the employer’s premises for attempting to steal gasoline from one of the employer’s trucks. Consequently, he was discharged on December 26, 1979.

The claimant applied…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kentucky Fried Chicken of Altoona, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Fritzo v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Socash v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

3Cited by1 opinion

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