Pruett v. Employment Division

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) disqualifying him from unemployment benefits on the ground that he voluntarily left work without good cause and wilfully misrepresented the reason for his employment separation in order to obtain benefits. We reverse.

EAB adopted the referee’s order, which included these findings:

“(1) Claimant worked for Vern Johnson Construction Co. as a laborer from October 15, 1985 until October 25, 1985. (2) Claimant voluntarily quit his job on October 27 because he believed the employer was not paying him the wages he had been…