Diehl v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (ESAB Group, Inc.)
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Baer, Castille, Eakin, McCaffery, Melvin, Saylor, Todd
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Pennsylvania
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Claim Types
Outcome
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the Commonwealth Court and held that the 'voluntary layoff option' proviso of the Unemployment Compensation Law permits employees to receive unemployment compensation benefits when they accept early retirement plans offered pursuant to employer-initiated workforce reductions. Employee Diehl was entitled to unemployment benefits.
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