Boogay v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Merle Boogay (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which held that she had voluntarily terminated her employment without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature and that Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law,1 43 P.S. §802 (b)(1) required the Board to affirm a referee’s decision denying benefits.

The claimant was employed as a bowling instructor and clerk at a bowling alley which was frequented by members of juvenile gangs, and she was responsible for dealing with complaints arising from the…