Legal Opinion

Reitmeyer v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 23, 1992No. 561 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYER, Judge.

Daniel W. Reitmeyer, Jr., appeals from the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review’s (UCBR) order affirming the referee’s denial of benefits for willful misconduct pursuant to section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex.Sess., P.L. 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. § 802(e).1 We affirm.

Reitmeyer worked as a sixth grade science teacher and athletic director at Pierce Middle School, West Chester Area School District. During the school term, Reitmeyer copied and distributed to a co-worker two copies of a racist “joke sheet” which he allegedly…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Horosko v. Mt. Pl't Twp. S. DistSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Horosko v. Mount Pleasant Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  3. Gallagher v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Pma v. Unemp. Comp. Bd. of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Brady v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Altemus v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Witkowski v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Altemus v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Grieb v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Grieb v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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