An employee of a mobile phone company was offered a voluntary severance package whereby the employee, in exchange for certain benefits, would no longer remain employed with the company.Although the employee was not required to apply for the severance package, and although the employee did not feel her job was in jeopardy, the employee applied for and accepted the severance package.

After being separated from her employment with the telephone company, the employee filed for unemployment benefits.Will she be awarded unemployment benefits?Why or why not?