Legal Opinion
Burger v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 2002PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Claimant Diana A. Burger was a certified nurses’ aide at Garvey Manor, a nursing home. After treating her for a workplace injury, her physician sent her employer a bill; an attachment included her medical history, which indicated Claimant regularly used illegally obtained prescription medications and marijuana. When questioned by her employer, Claimant admitted that she used marijuana every evening, but claimed she did not report to work directly after using marijuana; she denied using prescription medications illegally.
Claimant was fired because of her drug use. She…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Navickas v. Unemployment Compensation Review BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Gillins v. UNEMP. COMP. BD. OF REVIEWSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Jones v. UNEMPLOYMENT COMP. BD., ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Robinson v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Kiehl v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Bruce v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Frazier v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Palladino v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Glassmire v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Downey v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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