In re the Claim of Guarino

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 16, 2002, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

The record establishes that for nearly 10 years, claimant drove approximately 140 miles round trip from home to work and back again. Deciding that the commute was becoming too stressful, claimant left his job in order to look for work closer to his home. Having accepted the long-standing commute as part…