Valenty v. Medical Concepts Development, Inc.

I respectfully dissent and would affirm the Commissioner’s denial of unemployment benefits.

When Valenty was laid off from her full-time employment as a dental assistant, she became unemployed and was entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits. Thereafter, however, Valenty accepted full-time employment at Medical Concepts. When Valenty began that full-time employment, her entitlement to unemployment benefits ceased.

Valenty voluntarily quit her job with Medical Concepts, claiming that she quit because of her back injury. Valenty argued that she was entitled to receive unemployment…