Smith v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

This unemployment compensation appeal, pursuant to argument specially ordered before the court en. banc, requires that the court clarify the principles which govern this question:

When an unemployment compensation claimant has failed to reveal to the compensation authorities his earnings from part-time employment during the period for which he seeks compensation, on what basis and to what extent does that failure affect his entitlement to compensation and his liability to repay compensation already received?

Possible inconsistencies between Schaeffer v. Unemployment…