Sandra Fashions, Inc. v. Doyle

COBB, Judge.

The employee, Gladys Doyle, was notified on a Thursday afternoon that her employer, Sandra Fashions, Inc., wanted her to report for work the next day, Friday. She believed that she was entitled to a 24-hour notice under her union contract and, since she had an appointment to have her hair done, she declined to go to work on Friday.

The claims representative found that Doyle had declined to come to work on Friday due to non-compelling personal reasons and, therefore, was ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the week that included that Friday. On appeal, the appeals…