Morgan v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Respectfully, I dissent. I believe that Claimant established a substantial and unilateral change in the terms of his employment that constituted a necessitous and compelling reason for his resignation. Employer’s elimination of a valuable fringe benefit, unilaterally and without any advance warning, reduced Claimant’s compensation by approximately 50%. That the fringe benefit was cost-free transportation to the workplace matters not to the question of whether it was a form of compensation.

Claimant began working for Employer on October 18, 2010, as a foreman.…