Braun v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Sherry L. Braun (claimant) appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying her benefits on the basis of willful mis*240conduct pursuant to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act).1

Claimant was employed as a nursing assistant by Mansion Nursing Home (employer) for a period of nearly four years. She was terminated on March 26, 1984, because of her negligent failure to restrain an in-firmed patient on a commode. Claimant left the patient unattended and unrestrained on the commode as she left the room. The patient fell…