Hagood v. Virginia Employment Commission

By Judge Clifford R. Weckstein

Sonya Hagood contends that the Virginia Employment Commission erred when it found that she is not entitled to benefits under the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act because she quit her job “voluntarily, without good cause.” See Virginia Code § 60.2-618. (“An individual shall be disqualified for benefits ... if the Commission finds such individual is unemployed because he left work voluntarily without good cause.”) The Act is codified in Virginia Code §§ 60.2-100 through 60.2-635. Her petition for judicial review brings the matter before this court, to “be…