0080 7836 23
0080 7836 23 (Sept. 20, 2024) – The claimant resigned from her job to move with her partner to Georgia because they wanted a larger apartment at a lower rent than what was available in Massachusetts. Leaving a job to accompany another person to a new locality disqualifies an individual from receiving unemployment benefits. The claimant has not shown good cause attributable to the employer to resign or that she was experiencing a financial hardship that rendered her moving urgent, compelling, and necessitous. She is ineligible for benefits pursuant to G.L. c. 151A, § 25(e).
BR-107914
BR-107914 (Jan. 14, 2009) — In order to prove that home foreclosure constituted an urgent, compelling, and necessitous reason to quit and move out-of-state, the claimant must show steps to confirm her belief that she could not afford alternative housing in the area.