Pantagiotou Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Flood, J.,

The claimant had been employed for over six years as a bus boy for the Carlton Hotel Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He did not return to work after January 25, 1962, because he suffered from acute depression. No leave of absence was ever requested and the board found, upon sufficient evidence, that his employer was never notified of the reason for his absence until he reported back for work on August 1,-1962, and was informed that none was available for him. He sought benefits only for the period following August 21, 1962. The board held him disqualified because…