An unemployment compensation referee and Willow Grove, Pa.-area attorney is not eligible for unemployment benefits, the Commonwealth Court has decided, upholding the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review’s finding that she was terminated for willful misconduct for allegedly engaging in ex parte communications and convincing two complainants to drop their cases.

A three-judge panel unanimously ruled October 8 that the unemployment board did not err when it reviewed the termination of Sandra L. Henderson, who formerly worked as an unemployment compensation referee with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and determined that she was ineligible for benefits.

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