Salerno v. John Oster Manufacturing Co.

The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether the employee had sufficient “weeks of employment” to qualify for unemployment benefits.

The right of an unemployed person to receive unemployment compensation benefits is wholly dependent on the fulfillment of the statutory prerequisite embodied in ch. 108 of the statutes.

When an unemployed person applies for benefits under ch. 108 an initial mathematical computation must be made to determine whether the person has accumulated the requisite number of “weeks of employment” during his statutory base period prescribed by sec. 108.04 (4), Stats. That…