Palmer v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The claimant, Delores Palmer, appeals here from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a referee’s denial of benefits because of her willful misconduct.1

The claimant was last employed as a teller by the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society from February, 1977 until her discharge on October 10, 1980 because of continued lateness. In October, 1979, while working at the employer’s Philadelphia Center City branch office, the claimant had been placed on a two-month probation because of poor performance, punctuality and attendance. Upon…