Lee v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Unemployment Compensation Board of Review denied Tracy Ann Lee benefits. She appeals; we affirm.

Lee, a clerical employee, was discharged for violating company policy by revealing confidential information to a business competitor. The Board found her guilty of willful misconduct and hence ineligible for benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

At the referee’s hearing, Lee, who was unrepresented by counsel, arrived late. The referee who had already concluded the hearing and heard testimony from the employer’s witnesses,2…