Change in Status Quo Renders Striking Employees Eligible for Unemployment Compensation Benefits
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently held that employees on strike were entitled to unemployment compensation (“UC”) benefits for the duration of their work stoppage because their employer had taken steps not expressly authorized by the applicable (though expired) collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) and plan documents. ATI Flat Rolled Prods. LLC v. UCBR, 332 A.3d 901 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2025)....
By: McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC