Miles v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Joseph E. Miles appeals an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which affirmed a referee’s denial of benefits under section 3 of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 43 P.S. §752. We must determine2 whether a truck driver who has been discharged for failure to maintain a valid driver’s license is unemployed through his own fault, despite his efforts to prevent loss of the license.

Before Miles began working for Harway Corporation, he received a traffic citation, subjecting him to a fine of $121.70. The record contains a cancelled check in that amount,…