Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. Commonwealth

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this case to examine the sui generis issue of whether Short Week Benefits (SWB) received by Intervenors are “remuneration” for purposes of determining their status as unemployed within the definition of Section 4(u) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act), 43 P.S. § 753(u). The Commonwealth Court (en banc) affirmed the orders of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) that in turn had reversed the referees’ decisions and granted benefits finding that SWB were not remuneration within the meaning of 43 P.S. § 753(u). We now…