O'Donnel v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In this unemployment compensation appeal, the claimant1 questions a denial of benefits by the board,2 reversing a referee’s decision allowing benefits to claimant. The board’s basis for denying compensation was the willful misconduct provision of the Unemployment Compensation Law.3

On March 27,1980, the claimant, who had been employed by Kiester, McColgan and Son for fifteen years as a plumber, was discharged partly for violating a company rule governing the unloading of company trucks, as follows:

2. There will be no loading or unloading of your tools at your car. Loading…