Otto v. Job Service North Dakota

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Joan Otto appeals from a district court judgment affirming the decision of Job Service North Dakota ordering Otto to repay *551benefits and disqualifying her from receiving further benefits for a period of one year. We reverse and remand.

Otto was a campaign worker1 at the Wahpeton sugar beet processing plant of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative. On February 25, 1983, Otto requested a medical leave of absence. It was agreed between Otto and Minn-Dak’s personnel manager that Otto’s status would automatically convert from “medical leave” to “laid off” at the end of the campaign.…