Monthly Archives: March 2011

In Pennsylvania, if you began receiving unemployment benefits and the employer appeals, you may be wondering if you have to repay your UC benefits if you lose the appeal.

In PA, if the eligibility determination granting you UC benefits is reversed, you will have to repay the benefits you received only if you were paid benefits through your own fault. If UC payments were made and you are not at fault for that, you do not have to repay your UC benefits, but your the amount you were overpaid will be deducted from future benefits that you may receive.

When completing the questionnaire when applying for unemployment benefits, answer each question truthfully and honestly to the best of your knowledge. One of the few circumstances where the Department of Labor will ask for you to return your unemployment benefits is if the employee knowingly submitted false information in order to …

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If you were terminated from your employment in Pennsylvania and applied for unemployment benefits, your employer is then contacted by the Unemployment Compensation Board and asked to submit supporting evidence regarding the reason for your termination.

Employers will frequently establish the reasons for the termination and the Board of Review will determine if the employee is eligible for UC benefits. After you apply for benefits, you will receive a Notice of Determination stating whether or not your eligible for unemployment.

If your unemployment benefits are denied in PA, it’s most likely due to Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law. Section 402(e) deals with work-related misconduct. What usually occurs is an employee violates an employer’s rule or conduct that an employer expects from their employees. This can range from absenteeism, to insubordination, to not following the employer’s policies or guidelines when performing job duties.

Section 402(e) is the section related …

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