Isabella v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal by Joseph Isabella (Claimant) from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), affirming the referee’s denial of benefits on the basis of Claimant’s willful misconduct.1

Claimant was last' employed as an assistant manager by Burt’s Shoe Store (Employer), a division of Edison Brothers Shoes. Claimant was employed by Employer for approximately one and one half years, at the final rate of $160.00 per week plus commission. On Claimant’s last day of work, April 18,1980, Claimant entered into a verbal confrontation with the store’s…