M. F. A. Milling Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Commission

— This is a proceeding’ to review an award of the Unemployment Compensation Commission.

The sole question is whether the claimant was discharged for “misconduct connected with his work” and thereby disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits.

The claimant was an employee of the appellant. His usual working-week was 48 hours at the flat rate of 40 cents per hour. Because of the Federal Wage and Hour Law (29 U. S. C. A., sec. 201 et seq.) reducing the working week to 44 hours with time and a half for overtime, the employer announced a new scale of wages. The hourly rate was reduced to 38%…