Spence v. Commonwealth

Opinion bt

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Diana L. Spence was denied benefits by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which affirmed a referee who denied benefits for willful misconduct under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e). We affirm.

Spence, a Mental Retard Aide I, was discharged for chronic tardiness. During the period of her employment with Polk Center, she had amassed a record of excessive tardiness and absenteeism. The referee found that Spence had been warned in writing of…