Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 16, 1985No. Appeal, No. 2518 C.D. 1983PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Ruth J. Brown (Claimant) appeals here from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed the referee’s denial of benefits to Claimant pursuant to Section 402(b) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1
The Board found as fact2 3that on her last day of work for the County of Berks (Employer), August 19, *1981982, Claimant sustained a work-related injury. Subsequently, Claimant’s only income was her workmen’s compensation award which amounted to two-thirds of her salary while employed. Claimant experienced financial hardship for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Sturdevant Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Lake v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Naylon v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- McMeil v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Palmieri v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988