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Department of Corrections v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 4, 2007
934 A.2d 1149 (Pa. 2007)

Opinion

No. 272 MAL 2007.

October 4, 2007.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 272 MAL 2007 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 1205 C.D. 2006, dated February 28, 2007, reversing the Order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review at B-06-09-F-0460 and B-451376, dated May 22, 2006.

Prior Report: Pa.Cmwlth., 919 A.2d 316.


ORDER


The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the Commonwealth Court's decision and order is REVERSED and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of our decision in Navickas v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, 567 Pa. 298, 787 A.2d 284 (2001) (holding that the Unemployment Compensation Act sets forth a single governing standard of willful misconduct and rejecting idea that a higher standard may apply based upon the type or nature of the employment involved) and Grieb v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review, 573 Pa. 594, 827 A.2d 422 (2003) (reiterating that the Unemployment Compensation Act sets forth a single standard regarding willful misconduct and declining to adopt a heightened standard as a public safety exception to the willful misconduct standard).


Summaries of

Department of Corrections v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 4, 2007
934 A.2d 1149 (Pa. 2007)
Case details for

Department of Corrections v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Case Details

Full title:DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, SCI-CAMP HILL, Respondent v. UNEMPLOYMENT…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 4, 2007

Citations

934 A.2d 1149 (Pa. 2007)
934 A.2d 1149