Grace v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Cbaig,

Petitioner W. B. Grace (employer) appeals from the decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Beview which affirmed the referee’s award of unemployment benefits to Frank B. Dennis, Jr. (claimant).

Under employer’s company policy, employees accumulate one (1) point for each day of absence, and one-half (%) point for each occasion of late arrival or early departure; the policy does not differentiate absence due to illness from absence for any other cause. Employees who accumulate thirteen points within any calendar year are subject to discharge.

Employer discharged…