Romao v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

Glenn J. Romao (Claimant) has appealed to this Court from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming a referee’s denial of benefits on the basis of Claimant’s voluntary termination of employment “without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.”1

Claimant was last employed by Jimmy Wilson, Jr. (Employer) as an estimator of moving costs for customers. Until two months prior to his termination, Claimant was paid $200 per week salary plus a 2% commission on business up to $100,000, and a 4% commission over that amount. This…