H. J. Heinz Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The present four appeals by the defendant employer, from the decisions of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review to the effect that the claimants are not barred from unemployment compensation, raise a single question of law. For that reason the appeals will be consolidated for disposition in this opinion.

Claimants were all discharged by their employer, the defendant, on February 1, 1951. On the next day three of them received vacation pay for the following two weeks and the other for one week. These payments related to benefit claim periods and under §4(u) of the…