In re the Claim of Manheim

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 3, 1974, which reduced claimant’s benefit rate from $75 to $34 a week effective August 15, 1973 through December 31, 1973 and from $75 to $31 a week effective January 1, 1974, pursuant to section 600 of the Labor Law. Claimant, a supply assistant, worked for the Department of the Army for 23 years until she involuntarily retired on June 30, 1973. The record reveals that she received a pension of some $366 a month and that the Federal employer contributed more than 50% towards the pension. The sole issue is…