Renda v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In these consolidated appeals, sixty-three similarly situated Claimants question whether the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) erred in determining they were ineligible for benefits under Section 402(b) of the Unemployment Compensation Law1 (Law) (voluntary leave without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature). Because we agree Claimants’ beliefs concerning future layoffs were speculative and Employer demonstrated continuing work was available to Claimants, we affirm.

Claimants are former Verizon (Employer) employees, with an average length of…