Paoloco v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Until June 23, 1971, Angelina Paoloco (claimant), then aged 66, was employed by Baker’s Clothes as an armhole baster. She left her employment on that date, and she has since been receiving both social security benefits and a union pension. She has also applied for unemployment compensation benefits, but these were denied by the Bureau of Employment Security (Bureau) on the ground that, inasmuch as Baker’s Clothes did not have a compulsory retirement policy, her leaving employment was voluntary and did not entitle her to such benefits. The referee and the Unemployment…