Manor v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Manatawny Manor (Manatawny), a nursing home enterprise, has appealed from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming a referee’s order awarding benefits to Carla Jane Simcox.

On January 3, 1978, Manatawny discharged Ms. Simcox from her employment as a nurse’s aide for excessive absenteeism. Ms. Simcox applied for unemployment compensation benefits and the Bureau of Employment Security denied the application on the ground that Ms. Simcox’s discharge was for willful misconduct as provided in Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act…