Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

The facts and the law in this case are, in their controlling features, substantially like those in United States Steel Corporation v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 10 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 295, 310 A. 2d 94 (1973). filed herewith. Here, as there, the claimant had been denied benefits by the Bureau and the referee, but was awarded benefits by the Board of Review. The employer has appealed.

Claimant had worked for this employer as a fully qualified pattern maker since 1953. To qualify for this craft, he had taken 8,000 hours of…