Vavrosky Maccoll Olson Busch & Pfeifer PC v. Employment Department

Employer seeks review of a final order of the Employment Department (department) denying its request for relief from charges under ORS 657.471(5)(b) for unemployment benefits paid to its former employee. Employer assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) interpretation of ORS 657.471(5)(b). We affirm.

Employer is a law firm that employed claimant as an attorney from November 2002 through November 2004. During his employment, the attorney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and manic depressive syndrome. Ultimately, his medical condition and the medication he took to treat it…