Legal Opinion
Lapham v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 1987No. Appeal, 709 C. D. 1985PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Senior Judge Kalish,
Lorraine Lapham (claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed a referees decision granting her employment compensation benefits. We reverse the Board.
The claimant was employed as a program monitor by the Berks County Employment and Training Office. She suffered from allergic bronchitis due to exposure to cigarette smoke in the work area. She resigned her position and was denied unemployment compensation benefits by the Board because she failed to meet the burden of showing a necessitous and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Genetin v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Shimp v. New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Dornblum v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
3Cited by7 opinions
- Quinn, Gent, Buseck & Leemhuis, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Branson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Branson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- Gavlick Personnel Services, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Quinn, Gent, Buseck & Leemhuis, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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