Ayres v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

BYER, Judge.

A conflict between one’s personal ethics and the duties of one’s job can present a painful dilemma. In an unemployment compensation context, the issue is whether an employee’s good faith, subjective judgment that her employment duties involved unethical conduct is sufficient to establish a compelling and necessitous reason for her voluntarily terminating employment, or whether the employee must establish an objective basis for concluding that her employment duties were in conflict with her legal duties or recognized ethical standards.

Ann C. Ayres appeals an order of the…