Gaudio v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish,

Lauren Gaudio appeals an Unemployment Compensation Board of Review decision denying benefits for voluntarily leaving work without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature.1 We affirm.

Gaudio, a medical secretary for approximately 14 years, arrived 15 minutes late at work on July 13, 1979 and immediately requested permission from her employer to leave work early that day. When the employer said he would make a decision later in the day, a heated argument ensued. When the doctor told her to take the day off to get herself under control, Gaudio said she was…