Donaldson v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Edward Donaldson (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming a referee’s denial of benefits pursuant to Section 402(b)(1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 We affirm.

*43Claimant was employed as a night auditor by Holiday Inn (Employer). Claimant voluntarily terminated his employment and attributed his termination to harassment arising out of rumors circulating among his co-workers.

It is the Claimant who has the burden of proving that the voluntary termination of his employment was for cause of a necessitous…