In re the Claim of Pierre-Louis

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 7, 2012, which ruled, among other things, that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant, a registered nurse, worked for a staffing agency that provides nurses to various health care facilities. Claimant had prior experience in psychiatric care and her initial assignment was to a psychiatric hospital where she completed a one-week orientation. Claimant’s first paycheck was not available when she went to the…