Lebowitz Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Flood, J.,

The appellant left his employment on or. about September 1, 1960 because his parents, who had previously moved to Florida to go into the restaurant business there, insisted that the appellant, who was then twenty years old, terminate his Philadelphia employment and come to live with them in Florida. He states that, being under twenty-one, he felt obligated to comply with their wishes. The board held that he was not entitled to compensation since his unemployment was due to leaving work because of a filial obligation or circumstance.

Section 402(b) of the…