Taylor v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

On November 29, 1976, the Bureau of Employment Security referred Ida Mae (Berrier) Taylor (claimant) to a prospective employer for a job interview. When the claimant failed to report for the interview, the Bureau denied her further unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(a). Claimant appealed this action and, at a hearing before a referee, testified that she refused the job referral because the pay was too low and because she…