UI: Work environment and Army recruitment office’s responses to employee’s concerns not so egregious or unreasonable as to constitute compelling reasons for quitting, UI properly denied… BLA/Krueger affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]
UI, corporate officer working without pay
UI: Corporate officer working without pay under implied contract required to report hours… properly ordered to repay $28,387 plus 33% penalty… Townsend reversed. [Read more…]
Wage claim, storm chaser roofing salesman
WAGE CLAIM: Storm chaser roofing salesman properly found to be owed $39,080 commissions, 55% penalty of $21,494… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
UI, judicial review petition, no brief
UI: Judicial review petition improperly rejected for lack of brief… DLI not prejudiced by not being served… Jones reversed. [Read more…]
UI, rudeness/language, “carelessness,”
UI: Deli clerk’s rudeness/language constituted misconduct under “carelessness” standard, properly found ineligible for UI by DLI… HO/BLA reversed, Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
UI, misconduct
UI: BLA’s findings that dislike of new boss and sharing misinformation within workplace did not amount to misconduct affirmed, denial of UI by HO properly reversed… BLA/McKinnon affirmed. [Read more…]
UI, limited duration employee, quit v. layoff
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Employee who had concerns about renewing 1-year contract due to health of mother even before new contract was offered voluntarily quit, employer not chargeable for share of UI paid after she was laid off from subsequent job… DLI reversed, [Read more…]
Independent contractors v. employees
4 of 5 transmission mechanics were independent contractors during audit period (1 was employee as part of voc-rehab training), ICCU erred in finding all employees… Shea. [Read more…]