Burgit v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Richard W. Burgit, the claimant, appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), affirming a decision of the referee which denied the claimant benefits for failure to qualify under the “20%” rule contained in Section 401(a) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., PL. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §801(a)(Supp. 1985).

The present application for benefits was filed with an effective date of September 30, 1984. Section 4(a) of the Law, 43 P.S. §753(a), defines a claimants base year as “the…