In re the Claim of Johnson

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 22, 1999, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because she did not have sufficient weeks of covered employment to file a valid original claim.

Claimant filed an original claim for unemployment insurance benefits effective October 20, 1997, thereby establishing a base period from October 21, 1996 through October 19, 1997. During that period, claimant commenced working for a department store on May 7, 1997, with her first week spent in training. Claimant’s…