Betz v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

An unemployment compensation referee denied William F. Betz benefits because he voluntarily left his work without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.1 The Board summarily affirmed. Betz appeals; we affirm.

Betz, a laborer, worked for Ashland Oil Incorporated in Freedom, Pennsylvania, for sixteen years. In December 1986 that plant was closed and Betz accepted a transfer to Ashland, Kentucky. He was subsequently given a medical leave of absence due to depression caused by the relocation. After being certified by his doctor as able to return to…