Pedersen v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Je.,

Henry Pedersen (the claimant) has appealed from the Unemployment .Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying his claim for unemployment compensation benefits. The Board denied benefits pursuant to .Section 402(e) of 'the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law)1 on the ground that the conduct which led to the claimant’is termination — appropriation of the employer’s property without permission- — constitutes “willful misconduct.” The claimant asserts that the Board’s findings are not supported by the evidence, and -that the claimant’s action did not rise to the…