Oklahoma Employment Security Commission v. Board of Review

REIF, Judge.

This case concerns a federal employee’s eligibility for unemployment compensation after retiring under a voluntary incentive program to downsize the federal workforce. The district court affirmed the Board of Review’s determination that Employee was not eligible. The-Board of Review found that Employee “resigned her employment in order to accept a severance bonus the employer offered for employees who chose to leave voluntarily.” The Board distinguished this case from other cases where unemployment compensation had been awarded to employees who volunteered to leave under actual…