Stanley Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

In this unemployment compensation case the claimant-appellant, Howard E. Stanley, was denied benefits on the ground that he was disqualified under the provisions of Section 401(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law of 1936, as amended, 43 PS §801 (d) in that he was unavailable for suitable work. The Bureau of Employment Security had disqualified him under §402(d) of the law but the referee changed this finding to a violation of §401 (d), supra, which was affirmed by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.

The claimant is 68 years of age and is receiving social…