Legal Opinion

Oaster v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 6, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLINS, President Judge.

Sheila Oaster (Oaster) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of review (Board) which affirmed the referee and denied unemployment compensation benefits to Oaster.

The factual history, as found by the referee, is as follows. Oaster was employed as an account analyst by Health America (Employer) from June 17, 1996 until January 16, 1997. Oaster was discharged on that date for insubordination from having used e-mail messages as a means of communication for personal messages and to criticize management. A hearing was held before the referee…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rossi v. Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Lower Gwynedd Township v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Heitczman v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Siano v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Baertl v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Department of Corrections v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Autoliv ASP, Inc. v. Department of Workforce ServicesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2001

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