Legal Opinion

Harris v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 1982No. Appeal, No. 190 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This case is now before this Court for the second time, having been set for reargument previously1 for failure of either party to properly discuss the final decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board). We now reverse.

The crux of this case hinges on whether the Claimant’s actions on June 13,1980, the day before she was fired, amounted to willful misconduct so as to make her ineligible for benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).2 Willful misconduct is, of course, a question of law for this Court to determine.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kentucky Fried Chicken of Altoona, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Dodson v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Miller v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Frazier v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Harris v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Seton Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Webb v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Breininger v. UN. COMP. BD. of REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Kalenevitch v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Rivera v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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