LaSota v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Tr.,

Margaret LaSota and twenty-nine other claimants (claimants) appeal Unemployment Compensation Board *629of Review orders affirming referee decisions denying claimants benefits because their earnings during an otherwise compensable vacation shutdown exceeded the maximum amount permitted for eligibility. Section 404(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 We reverse and remand.

The claimants, garment manufacturer employees, received “vacation pay” and holiday bonuses prior to their employers scheduled two-week December shutdown. The Board determined that each…