Boliver v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Jean Boliver appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which determined that the claimant was ineligible to receive benefits because of willful misconduct under section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 reversing a referees decision. We reverse.

According to the boards findings, the claimant worked for eleven years as a nurses aide at St. Pauls Health Center, a nursing home for the elderly and infirm. An employee of the nursing home is subject to immediate discharge for abusive or inconsiderate treatment of a resident. On…