Tisak v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Stephen Tisak (petitioner) has appealed from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which denied benefits pursuant to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e) (dealing with willful misconduct). We affirm.

Based upon substantial evidence, the referee found:

1. Claimant was last employed by Townsend & Bottum, Inc. as a truck driver at a base pay of $9.15 per hour from June 20, 1978 until January 18, 1979 his last day of work.

2. On January 18,…