Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 3, 1982No. Appeal, No. 2727 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Wain K. Brown (Claimant) was denied unemployment compensation benefits because tlie Unemployment Compensation Board of Review found that bis services were properly defined as self-employment and therefore ineligible for benefits pursuant to Section 402(h) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1

Claimant alleges that the Board received insufficient evidence to satisfy the. burden of proof that his services did not constitute employment. The Law establishes a two part test to determine if an individual is self-employed. Section 4(1) (2) (B) of the Law.2 First, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. KesslerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Jochynek v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Holt v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Selden v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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