Miller v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Margaret Miller applied for unemployment compensation benefits under the Special Unemployment Assistance Program,1 a federal program designed to implement state unemployment benefits. In order to qualify for the program, the applicant must meet the qualifying employment and wage requirements of her state’s unemployment compensation law. In this case, the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, affirming a referee, denied claimant benefits because the claimant had quit a position of employment causing her disqualification under Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment…