Legal Opinion
Raiskin Unemployment Compensation Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1958No. Appeal, No. 149PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is an unemployment compensation case in which the claimant was denied compensation because she refused employment as a typist.
Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law of December 5, 1936, P. L. (1937) 2897, 43 PS §802(a) provides that “An employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week—(a) In which his unemployment is due to failure, without good cause, either to apply for suitable work at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe, or to accept suitable work when offered to him . .
“Suitable work” is defined to mean “all work…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brilhart Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- Hassey v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Weiland Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Sweeney Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Vernon Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Barillaro v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Trabold Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Cohen Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Luongo Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Neff Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
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