Commonwealth, Department of Education v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, (Employer) petitions for review of the June 23, 2005, order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR), which affirmed and adopted a referee’s decision granting benefits to Carol A. Lucas (Claimant). We affirm.

Claimant began working for Employer as a clerk-typist II on July 24, 2004, in the Office of Chief Counsel. On January 14, 2005, a few days before completing her six-month probationary period, Claimant was discharged due to unsatisfactory work performance. The Office of Employment Security (OES)…