Mellott v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

Roderick R. Mellott, Claimant, appeals here an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) that, upon reconsideration, denies him unemployment compensation on the basis that he was not able and available for work as required by Section 401(d)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §801(d)(1).

Mellott was last employed doing plumbing and heating work when he voluntarily terminated his employment due to mental health problems. He filed an application for…