Pero v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge VOGT.

In this unemployment benefits case, petitioner, Eileen F. Pero (claimant), seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel). The Panel upheld a hearing officer's decision that a lump sum payment received by claimant in connection with her separation from employment with MediaOne of Delaware, Inc. (employer), constituted a "severance allowance" under the statutory scheme governing her unemployment claim. We affirm.

Claimant received a lump sum payment of $43,362.69, the equivalent of thirty-nine weeks of her salary, upon her separation from…