Clark v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Jean Clark appeals an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which affirmed a referee’s denial of benefits based on its conclusion that Clark was not “unemployed through no fault of [her] own” under Section 3 of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 Although section 3 is a declaration of public policy, the courts have given it substantive effect by interpreting it as providing an independent basis for denial of benefits. Miles v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 86 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 186, 484 A.2d 418 (1984).

The City of Philadelphia’s Office of…