Wilkins v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION by

Judge Blatt,

The claimant, Marianne Wilkins, appeals here from a .decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a referee’s denial of benefits1 pursuant to Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.2 The Board held that she had failed to accept suitable work when it was offered to her.

The claimant was last employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a clerk-typist. She was a seasonal employee, customarily recalled to work by telephone or mail when work was available. During the episode here in question, the IRS twice attempted to…