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VANN v. COM., UNEMPLOY. COMP. BD. OF REV.

508 Pa. 139 (1985)

494 A.2d 1081

Raybelle VANN, Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Hasson, Harrisburg (Acting Deputy Chief Counsel), James K. Bradley, Associate Counsel, Barry M. Hartman, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Harold I. Goodman, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

We review an Opinion and Order of the Commonwealth Court, 81 Pa.Cmwlth. 189, 473 A.2d 237, holding that in an unemployment compensation benefit case where the employer has the burden of proof, the referee must explain to an uncounseled claimant that he is not required to testify and that if he does testify his testimony may be used to establish ineligibility for benefits.

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