Partridge v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Claimant, David Partridge, appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits. The Board affirmed a decision that, for the claim weeks in question, the claimant was not “unemployed” within the definition of Section 4(u) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act),1 and was, therefore, ineligible for benefits.

Claimant, Partridge, was last employed as a teacher by the Schuylkill Haven School District at a salary of approximately Thirteen Thousand Dollars per year. Claimant’s salary was based on a twelve month work…