Markley v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Jay L. Markley (claimant) appeals from an Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) decision which reversed a referee’s grant of benefits.

The claimant was a business analyst and chemical engineer employed by the Sun Oil Company (employer) in Philadelphia when he received a letter from his employer on October 25, 1977 requesting that he correct certain “performance problems”. These problems were said to include “persistent lateness, early departure, continued and extended periods of time devoted to non-work related activity and poor quality of work.” Although it…