Marinoff Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

Claimant in this unemployment compensation case was last employed by M. Buten and Sons, Philadelphia. He had a valid separation therefrom on May 14, 1959'.

Claimant filed an application for benefits, effective May 15, 1959, and he subsequently signed for, and received, unemployment compensation for thirty weeks without having had intervening employment.

*334On December 7, 1959, tbe Legislature added section 4(w)(2), Act of December 17, 1959, P. L. 1893, 43 PS §753 (w) (2), to tbe Unemployment Compensation Law. Section 4(w) (2) of tbe Law now provides:

“(2) An application for…