Johnson v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, 2025 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 30 (Pa. Commw. Ct., February 11, 2025) (Dumas, J.)
Claimant asserts that she is a covered individual under Section 2102(a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(ii) of the CARES Act and, therefore, eligible for PUA benefits. To qualify under subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(ii), a claimant must self-certify that she had to quit her job “as a direct result of COVID-19.” However, in this case, Claimant was disqualified from 2025 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 30, receiving unemployment benefits under Section 402(b) of the UC Law because she had resigned from her employer “without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.” 43 P.S. § 802(b). In my view, this disqualification precludes PUA benefits. Further, Claimant’s evidentiary challenge is without merit.
Accordingly, I would affirm the Board’s adjudication, albeit on different grounds.
