In re the Claim of Naughton

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 21, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant, a legal secretary, submitted a written ultimatum to her employer, stating that she would resign if she did not receive, among other demands, an $80 per week salary increase. Claimant testified at the hearing that she met with the employer’s managing partner the following week and was allowed to withdraw her resignation. The managing partner…