Yurack v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Elizabeth Yurack (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming a referee’s denial of bene*49fits pursuant to Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 We affirm.

Claimant’s driver’s license was suspended for medical reasons and as a result she submitted her resignation claiming that since she lived 37 miles from work and could not drive, she had no way to get to her job.

Claimant has the burden of proving that a voluntary termination of employment was for cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.…