In re the Claim of Pegas

Claimant resigned from his job as a machinist because he felt threatened by a co-worker with whom he previously had a confrontation. The Board found that claimant left his job for personal and noncompelling reasons and disqualified him from receiving unemployment insurance benefits. Upon reviewing the record, we find that the Board’s decision is supported by substantial evidence.

The employer’s personnel director, Frank Santoro, testified that claimant engaged in a verbal altercation with a co-worker after the co-worker told claimant that he was not doing his work properly. Santoro stated that…