Legal Opinion
Harkness v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 17, 2007No. 112 MAP 2005, 113 MAP 2005PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
Chief Justice CAPPY.
In this appeal by allowance we consider whether an employer may be represented at an unemployment compensation hearing before a referee of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review by an individual who is not an attorney. A majority of the Commonwealth Court determined that an employer may not be so represented. We respectfully disagree, and thus, for the reasons set forth below, reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court.
The facts underlying this appeal, as found by the Unemployment Compensation Referee S. Harold Geld…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Buffalo Township v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Rue v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Shortz v. FarrellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Winslow-Quattlebaum v. Maryland Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Dauphin County Bar Ass'n v. MazzacaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Torres-Bobe v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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