Allen v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimant Madeleine Allen appeals from a decision of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Beview which, affirming the referee’s decision, denied her benefits under section 402(b) of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Law1 concluding that she voluntarily terminated her employment without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.2

When the reason for voluntarily terminating employment is health related, the claimant must offer competent testimony that adequate health reasons existed at the time of the termination to justify the termination. Additionally, the…