Carl v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Rosemary Carl (Claimant) appeals from an adverse ruling by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which affirmed the referee’s decision to deny benefits because of Claimant’s willful misconduct. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

The facts, which are not in dispute, can be easily summarized. Claimant was employed for more than five years by RME Federal Credit Union (Employer). During the course of her employment, Claimant accumulated three disciplinary memoranda1 in her per*258manent file over a period of five months. Two years later, in January of…