Facts
[F.] lost his job at company X AG on 31 May 1996. A two-year entitlement period for receiving benefits was opened for him, which ended on 2 June 1998. On 23 February 1998, [F.] submitted a request for approval to attend a course "Maintenance specialists with federal diploma, real estate", which lasted until 5 November 1998. The cantonal authority approved the course costs only until the expiry of the entitlement period on 2 June 1998. [F.] filed a complaint and demanded the full coverage of the course costs, as the entitlement period had to be extended due to his accident in June 1997.Considerations
The Federal Court states that the two-year entitlement period for receiving benefits ended on 2 June 1998, without [F.] fulfilling the requirements for the opening of a new entitlement period. Although [F.] had not yet received all the daily allowances due to him by 2 June 1998, the fact that the daily allowance claim from the first entitlement period was not exhausted does not mean that benefits for a course that extends beyond this entitlement period can be granted. According to the law, there is no entitlement to specific daily allowances or reimbursement…