In re the Claim of Marshall

This ease presents the question of whether a paid holiday, occurring in the course of an indefinite layoff, may be considered a day of unemployment for the purpose of computing unemployment insurance benefits.

The claimant had been employed as a sewing machine operator by a manufacturer of leather novelties for over a year prior to May, 1951. The contract between her labor union and her employer provided for five paid holidays, including Memorial Day, for all employees who had been on the payroll for at least six months. The claimant worked on Monday, May 28, 1951, a full day. She worked a…