Legal Opinion

Watts v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 8, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1846 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Dell Watts, Jr. (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which disallowed further appeal of a referee’s decision denying him benefits under Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802 (b) (1) because he had voluntarily terminated his employment without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature. He argues that the ref*281eree capriciously disregarded evidence of racial discrimination against him on the part of his employer, the Bryn…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Houff Transfer, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Caterina v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Cafolla v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bignell v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Curry v. GatsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Brown v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Gaudio v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. McIntyre v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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