Legal Opinion
Donnelly v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1975No. Appeal, No. 40 C.D. 1974PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
The single issue in this unemployment compensation appeal of Paul R. Donnelly (claimant) is whether or not *41his refusal to accept an offer of work disqualifies him from receiving unemployment compensation benefits under Section 402(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1
Section 402(a) provides in pertinent part that “[a]n employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week—
“ (a) In which his unemployment is due to failure, without good cause, either to apply for suitable work at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe, or to accept suitable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shay v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Pellegrino v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Valentine Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Guillard v. Department of EmploymentIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
- Barillaro v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. KesslerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Eichman v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Liebrum v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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