In re the Claim of Pregon

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 3, 2005, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant worked as a clerk at a retail store. In July 2004, she traveled to Florida for a planned two-week trip during which she intended to take care of certain matters pertaining to her mother’s estate. When she experienced problems with the estate, claimant called her employer and left a message advising that she would be unable to return to work on the…