Jurkiewicz v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Add Jurkiewicz (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed the referee’s denial of benefits under Section 402(a) (1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act).1

In October, 1981 Claimant was laid off from her position at the Pawnee Pants Company, where she had worked during the evenings as a sewing machine operator. Claimant initially began receiving unemployment compensation benefits, but was denied further benefits in December, 1981 when she refused an offer of full-time day work because of her obligation to…