Dirksen v. Employment Appeal Board

HARRIS, Justice.

A worker who voluntarily quit his job was denied unemployment benefits. The denial was affirmed by the district court on judicial review. This appeal requires us to interpret a statute which provides that, under certain circumstances, persons who voluntarily quit can nevertheless draw benefits if they quit in order to accept other employment. We reverse and remand.

On July 27, 1989, Philip J. Dirksen, the applicant, voluntarily quit his job at Well-born-Industries, where he had been employed for more than a year. Dissatisfied with his job at Wellborn, Dirksen had been exploring…