Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Brooksie Jones (claimant) filed a petition for review of the order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which reversed a referees decision, and denied her benefits on the basis that she voluntarily left her work without a cause of a necessitous and compelling nature. Section 402(b) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess. P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(b).

The claimant was last employed by the First Pennsylvania Bank (employer) as a Program Analyst at the rate of $8.25 per hour. At the referees…