Keg & Butcher Block v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by the Keg & Butcher Block Restaurant (Employer) from a decision and order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) reversing a referee’s denial of benefits to John Nee (Claimant). The Board reversed the referee on the grounds that Employer failed to establish that Claimant was discharged for willful misconduct so as to render him ineligible for benefits pursuant to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law) ,1 We affirm.

Claimant was Employer’s general manager from December 19, 1979, until March 27, 1980. On March 26,…