Thomas v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Petitioner (claimant) was employed by respondent (hotel) in excess of 17 years. At the time of his termination by the hotel management, he was head morning chef. On the morning of June 16, 1977, the hotel restaurants were quite busy .and service of orders in the kitchen was extremely slow, resulting in many dissatisfied customers. The hotel management, upon reviewing the situation, determined that the problem was caused by a deliberate slowdown in the kitchen *632and fixed responsibility for the occurrence on the claimant. He was discharged the next day.

Claimant…