Santiago v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Asuncion Santiago appeals a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming a referee’s denial of benefits. We are asked to review the record for substantial evidence supporting Board findings, and to examine the legal conclusion that Santiago voluntarily terminated employment without necessitous and compelling reasons.1 We affirm.

The findings indicate that Santiago was last employed by Gimbels on November 4, 1977, as a checking and receiving clerk. Her position was eliminated and employer offered her work in accounts payable as a vendor…