Nichol v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Earl H. Nichol, Jr. (claimant), petitions for review of the order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the decision of a referee denying benefits pursuant to Section 402(e)1 of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act) (discharge for willful misconduct connected to work).

The claimant was last employed as a radio announcer by WBUT, Inc. (employer). He was discharged because he allegedly failed to comply with three of the employer’s policies of which he was aware: verifying the pronunciation of names of residents of the area served by…