Chapter 20, Problem 6BCP

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Case summary: Person R worked in a company H. She asked for leave to take care of her dying father but her application was turned down by her manager KB. She anyway left to meet her father. Upon the death of her father, person R resumed her work but came to know that her employment was terminated. She applied for unemployment compensation. According to the law, any employee is disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits if they voluntarily leave the job without any good cause.

To explain: Whether R is qualified for the benefits of unemployment compensation.