Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 5, 1987No. Appeal, No. 509 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Susan Thomas petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming a referees decision which had denied benefits. We reverse.

The claimant had worked as a presser at MID Sportswear until January 23, 1984, when she relinquished that job because of a sore arm. The Office of *350Employment Security awarded unemployment compensation benefits because the employer did not have available work which did not aggravate the claimants physical condition.

Although the claimants job coding was as a janitor and maintenance repair worker, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Brilhart Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  3. Knox v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Mohl v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Paisley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sweeney v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Sweeney v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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