Westrope v. Employment Department

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board. The Board denied claimant unemployment benefits on the ground that he voluntarily left work without good cause. ORS 657.176(2)(c).1 We reverse.

Claimant’s employer (North Sky Communications) hired claimant to manage the rebuilding of a cable television facility for a cable company, a two-year project. Employer expected claimant to work around 40 hours per week and claimant carried a pager during work hours. If the cable company had an emergency after work hours, it could contact claimant and employer’s other employees…