Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

A significant unilateral change in job circumstances can be a "necessitous and compelling reason" for quitting, thus preserving your benefits. These cases are very fact sensitive, however. Without more information, I can only reply in generalities.

The greater the variation of the schedule that you now work from the one that was the schedule at hire, the better chance you have. The higher level of randomness of the schedule, the better chance you have. The more you can show that the change in the terms of scheduling has impacted you (e.g child care responsibilities, etc.), the better chance you have.

I would also recommend that you advise your employer of your difficulties with the schedule and try to negotiate a resolution. In a case, like this, the Referee is going to be looking for a bona fide effort to resolve the problem. You would be well advised to call an employment lawyer in your area who handles unemployment cases and obtain a telephone consultation at the very least.

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