Farley v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

This is an appeal by Dolores Farley (claimant) from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed the referee’s denial of benefits pursuant to Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(b)(l), on the ground that claimant had voluntarily terminated her employment without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.

Claimant had been employed as a nurse’s aide for three years by Magee Women’s Hospital (Magee). In May 1976, claimant…