Dotson v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In this unemployment compensation appeal, the claimant, Michael Dotson, a former phlebotomist for Albert Einstein Medical Center, questions the board V affirmance of the referee’s decision denying him benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 2 on the ground his dismissal from employment resulted from willful misconduct.3

The board’s findings, from substantial evidence including claimant’s own testimony, reveal that claimant had compiled an impressive list of absenteeism and tardiness particularly in his last year of employment. From December 1,…