Homony v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Mary Homony had been employed by Globe Ticket Company as a rewinder and inspector since 1963. Tn *144March of 1971, she suffered a back injury which caused her to miss work from March to May and from July 2, 1971, to February 17, 1972, at which time her employment was terminated by her employer. Her termination resulted from her failure to contact her employer during her seven-month absence and was pursuant to a provision in the contract between her union and her employer which called for termination for, inter alia, absence from work due to sickness in excess of seven…