Legal Opinion
Mulqueen v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 11, 1988No. Appeal No. 2176 C.D. 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
An unemployment compensation referee denied George D. Mulqueen benefits due to willful misconduct. Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 The Board agreed. Mulqueen appeals; we reverse.2
*519Mulqueen started work as a laborer for Wenner Burton on a Wednesday and was told his services were required “five days a week, eight hours.”3 At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, he was told to report for work the following day. Despite his employers directive, he was absent, and was subsequently discharged. The Board found that the request was reasonable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Frumento v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Mitsch v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Baillie v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McKeesport Hospital v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- McKeesport Hospital v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Mulqueen v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- R. Williams v. UCBRCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Tyler Transport and Towing, LLC v. UCBRCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016