Curry v. Gatson

MILLER, Justice:

This is an appeal by the claimant, Arlene Curry, from an order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County that affirmed a decision of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security holding that she was disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits because she had voluntarily terminated her employment. 1 We find that the claimant was forced to leave her employment because of the discriminatory work atmosphere; therefore, we reverse the circuit court’s ruling.

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The claimant was employed at Genpak Corporation, Inc., from July 16, 1968, until April 22, 1985. In…