Legal Opinion
Vann v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1985No. 131 E.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
We review an Opinion and Order of the Commonwealth Court, 81 Pa.Cmwlth. 189, 473 A.2d 237, holding that in an unemployment compensation benefit case where the employer has the burden of proof, the referee must explain to an uncounseled claimant that he is not required to testify and that if he does testify his testimony may be used to establish ineligibility for benefits.
*143The Appellee in this case, Raybelle Vann, filed a claim for unemployment compensation benefits after she was dismissed from her job as a short order cook at Casey’s Bar and Restaurant in Philadelphia.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Taylor v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Walker v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Wing v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Groch v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Holomshek v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by85 opinions
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