Hoffman v. Commonwealth

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Doyle:

I respectfully dissent because I do not believe that the majority opinion adequately distinguishes our deci*577sion in Fox v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 105 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 7, 522 A.2d 713 (1987). We stated in Fox:

[I]t is well-established that a claimant has an obligation to communicate her medical problems to her employer and to explain her inability to perform her regularly assigned duties. . . . Claimants argument that advising her Employer of her medical limitations would be futile misses the point. Only through communication can an…