Legal Opinion

Laws v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 10, 1980No. Appeal, No. 941 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Peggy D. Laws has appealed from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming in part a referee’s decision denying her benefits on the ground that she had been discharged from employment for willful misconduct within the meaning of Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e). We affirm.

The appellant was employed for aproximately six years as a caseworker for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. For the last four years of her employment, she was classified as an Income Maintenance Worker II, a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shay v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Rinehart v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Hayes v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dean v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Simpson v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Hawrylak v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Dean v. Municipality of Metropolitan SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Lopez v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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