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SUMMARY:Unemployment Compensation Basics: Law, Procedure, 
 and Practical Tips (Virtual Event-North Penn Legal
  Services)
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:(https://www.nplspa.org/) North Penn 
 Legal Services is presenting a virtual program ent
 itled  Unemployment Compensation Basics: Law, Proc
 edure, and Practical Tips  (https://www.nplspa.org
 /news-events/event-calendar.html/event/2026/05/13/
 free-cle-unemployment-compensation-basics-law-proc
 edure-and-practical-tips/563412)  on Wednesday, Ma
 y 13, 2026 from 12:30 PM-1:30 PM Eastern.   

Th
 is Pennsylvania CLE offers a practical overview of
  Unemployment Compensation law and practice, with 
 a focus on representing workers and claimants. The
  session walks through the basics of UC eligibilit
 y, common separation issues, and what to expect pr
 ocedurally—from filing a claim through appeals and
  hearings before the Referee.   

Attendees will
  gain a practical understanding of key eligibility
  concepts such as willful misconduct, voluntary qu
 it, and availability for work, as well as burden o
 f proof and evidentiary considerations unique to U
 C proceedings. The program also offers practical t
 ips for preparing cases, presenting evidence, exam
 ining witnesses, and preserving issues for appeal,
  drawing on real-world hearing experience.   

T
 his session is designed for attorneys new to unemp
 loyment compensation practice, as well as experien
 ced practitioners seeking a refresher on UC fundam
 entals and practical strategies for success. The g
 oal is to help advocates feel comfortable navigati
 ng the UC system and advocating effectively for cl
 ients.   

NPLS Distance Learning CLEs are offer
 ed free to attorneys who volunteer with North Penn
  Legal Services. Here’s a link if you want to volu
 nteer!   How To Help : Volunteer : North Penn Lega
 l Services  (https://www.nplspa.org/how-to-help/vo
 lunteer.html)     Presenters:   

Scott L. Willi
 ams, Esq.—Managing Attorney. NPLS Bethlehem Office
  
 Managing Attorney for the Bethlehem Office, Sc
 ott L. Williams has been an attorney at NPLS for m
 ore than 15 years, beginning his career as an MLK 
 Jr. Fellow in a project supported by the Pennsylva
 nia Legal Aid Network (PLAN). Mr. Williams has rep
 resented thousands of clients in court, administra
 tive proceedings, and through negotiation, brief s
 ervice, and advice. He has served as the Facilitat
 or for the NPLS Employment Law group, and provides
  training and outreach on barriers to employment b
 oth locally and across the state. A graduate of Am
 herst College and Rutgers School of Law, Scott has
  more than 30 years of legal experience and is a m
 entor to housing advocates.   

John M. Hurtt, E
 sq.—Deputy Director for Legal Advocacy, NPLS Pitts
 ton Office 
 John Hurtt began working for North P
 enn Legal Services in 1990. He first began as a ju
 dicare attorney, then worked as a contract attorne
 y before accepting a full-time staff attorney posi
 tion in 2000. During his tenure at North Penn, he 
 has held positions as the Compliance Manager for t
 he Pittston Office, the Managing Attorney for the 
 Pittston Office, and most recently Deputy Director
  for Legal Advocacy for the program. John is a gra
 duate of the University of Scranton as well as the
  Dayton University School of Law. He is currently 
 based in our Pittston Office.
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