Rieder v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

The Bureau of Employment Security, the referee, and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review have all declared that appellant-claimant is disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits by reason of Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, 2nd. Ex. Sess., P. L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e), i.e., wilful misconduct.

The facts are not in dispute. Appellant-claimant had worked for her last employer for approximately two years. Her task was to inspect trousers for defects. On a number of occasions she…