# Gillins v. UNEMP. COMP. BD. OF REVIEW

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · November 12, 1993 · 534 Pa. 590

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9731501

## Case

- **Full name:** Barry C. GILLINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Appellee; PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Appellant
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** November 12, 1993
- **Citations:** 534 Pa. 590; 633 A.2d 1150; 1993 Pa. LEXIS 268
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Papadakos
- **Judges:** Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Montemuro
- **Cited by:** 46 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9731501

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- acknowledging that “the issue is not whether the employer had the right to discharge for the questioned conduct of the employee, but rather whether the [Commonwealth] is justified in reinforcing that decision by denying benefits under [the UC Law] for the complained of conduct”
- stating, "[a]lthough an employer may lawfully discharge or suspend an employee for a policy violation, this Court will not allow an employer policy to command whether an employee is ineligible for benefits"

## Opinion text

*604 PAPADAKOS, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent and adopt the well-reasoned opinion of the Commonwealth Court.

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