Legal Opinion

Fitzgerald v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 9, 1998PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Deborah A. Fitzgerald (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) finding Claimant ineligible for compensation under Section 402(b) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law) 1 because she voluntarily terminated her employment without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature. We reverse.

On August 8, 1997, Claimant submitted a letter of resignation to the director of nursing at Sidney Square (Employer). The Office of Employment Security (OES) determined Claimant was ineligible for benefits under Section 402(b)…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Odgers v. Com., Unemp. Comp. Bd. of Rev.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Van Duser v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Vitelli v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Allen v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Willet v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  3. Middletown Township v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Serrano v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Solar Innovations, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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