Chickey v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This opinion involves the appeal of eleven employes of the Pennsylvania State Oral School for the Deaf (School) located in Scranton from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying unemployment. compensation benefits. Although these employes include two separate categories, viz. houseparent and teacher aide, and although their history of employment varies, it was agreed, and the record supports, that for purposes of this opinion the legal issues involved are identical for each of the eleven employes.

For several years, the employes worked…