In re the Claim of Cammisa

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

Claimant worked for a cosmetics company for approximately 20 years. In an effort to downsize its workforce, the employer gave employees an incentive to voluntarily leave their jobs by offering a severance package. Claimant accepted the package and left her employment. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that she was disqualified from receiving…