Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. Dravage

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

In this unemployment compensation case, all of the compensation authorities denied benefits to Theodore P. Dravage (claimant) because they concluded that his unemployment was due to his discharge because of willful misconduct connected with his work.1

The concept of willful misconduct is now well defined in the law, and we see no reason to repeat here the concise explanations we have previously set down in our *638opinions. For our limited purposes, we merely note that, in order to prevent a claimant from being granted benefits, an employer must first carry the burden placed…