Nolan v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The claimant1 appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) *188which found him to be ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because he had been discharged from employment for willful misconduct.2

The claimant had been employed as an electrician by Lukens Steel Company (employer) since 1967 when, on October 23, 1978, he was discharged for falsifying his employment records so as to be placed in a higher pay bracket. The claimant’s conduct .stemmed from a long-standing dispute with his employer over what the claimant considered to be…