Cantrell v. Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission

PALMORE, Judge.

The appellant, Thelma Cantrell, while regularly employed by the United Casket Company as a seamstress, took time off from her work in order to nurse her sick husband. By the time she was able to return to her job it had become necessary for the employer to replace her. Being unable to find other employment, she filed a claim with the appellee Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission for unemployment compensation under the provisions of KRS Chapter 341. The claim was denied by the Commission on the ground that she had left her job “voluntarily without good cause,” which is a…