Coates v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Ulysses Coates (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed the decision of the referee and found Claimant, ineligible for benefits under Section 404 of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).1 We reverse.

Claimant was employed by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Employer) for more than twenty-four years. Claimant’s application for benefits, effective July 9,1995, established a base year from April 1, 1994 to March 31,1995.2 During the second quarter of 1994, Claimant received a lump sum payment from…