Covell v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The sole issue in this appeal of an unemployment compensation claimant, Helen G. Covell, is whether the termination of her employment came about by her voluntarily leaving, rendering her ineligible by Section 402(b) (1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law1 or whether she was discharged by her employer, in which case she would be eligible for benefits under Section 402(e).2

*639In August, 1973, appellant was hired by Nussex Import Company, a small family-operated enterprise, as a secretary. Her employment was terminated on September 21, 1973, a payday. At the referee’s…