Sampson v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Helen L. Sampson, discharged by Broadcast Enterprises National, Inc. from the position of financial assistant, appeals a benefits denial by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, which affirmed a referee’s conclusion that her refusal to work overtime constituted willful misconduct under section 402 (e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

*197In the morning of January 2, 1981, a Friday, the claimant’s supervisor told her that she would be needed to work on a special project. After lunch that day, in response to the claimant’s inquiry, the supervisor told the…