Title: Navickas v. UCBR (Concurring Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-2-2001] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT MARCENE NAVICKAS, Appellant v. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REVIEW BOARD, Appellee : : : : : : : : : : : No. 17 EAP 2000 Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court dated August 17, 1999 at No. 480 C.D. 1999, affirming the Order of the Unemployment Compensation Review Boardi ARGUED: January 29, 2001 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE NIGRO DECIDED: December 31, 2001 I agree with the majority that the Commonwealth Court improperly set a higher standard of care for nurses than for other types of employees under § 402 of the Unemployment Compensation Law. However, although not applicable in the instant case, I believe that if an employee commits a series of errors, even if unintentional, those multiple errors may support the conclusion that the employee is guilty of willful misconduct under § 402. See Myers v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 625 A.2d 622, 630 (Pa. 1993) (Zappala, J., dissenting). Mr. Justice Zappala joins in this concurring opinion.