In re the Claim of Arias

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 24, 2006, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant worked as resident supervisor at a halfway house for approximately 16 months. As part of her regular work schedule, she was required to work on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. She thereafter became an active member in her church and, as a result, asked her employer for a schedule change that would eliminate her having to work on Sundays. When…