In re the Claim of Willis

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed November 8, 2011, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed as a sales representative for over 10 years when the employer announced that there was a surplus of 200 employees and a voluntary separation package was being offered. If there were not enough volunteers, the employer indicated that, pursuant to the union contract, it would begin by laying off employees with less than 10 years of…