Title: Dep. of Corrections, et al v. UCBR, Pet (Summary Disposition)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 272 MAL 2007
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: October 4, 2007

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, SCI- CAMP HILL, Respondent v. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 272 MAL 2007 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at 1205 CD 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. ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 4, 2007 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, 787 A.2d 284 (Pa. 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, 827 A.2d 422 (Pa. 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).