Robinson v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal by petitioner (claimant) from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the decision of the referee denying benefits. The basis of the denial is Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e), willful misconduct connected with work.

The Board found that claimant drank a beer with his lunch and, without consulting a physician, took a pain pill to treat himself for a minor ailment. The combination of the two made…