In re the Claim of Trella

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 29, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant resigned from his employment working with troubled adolescents through a street outreach program claiming that he was concerned for his safety. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board found that claimant voluntarily left *971his employment without good cause and was therefore disqualified from receiving benefits. While fear for one’s personal safety…