Hutchinson v. Employment Division

Petitioner seeks review of an Employment Appeals Board (EAB) order that suspended her unemployment compensation benefits during the 1992 summer recess. We reverse.

Petitioner began receiving benefits in August, 1991, after she was laid off from her position as a full-time teacher at Hillsboro Union High School.

During the 1991-92 academic year, she worked sporadically as an advisor at Portland Community College (PCC). Her gross weekly earnings were always less than her weekly unemployment benefits. Therefore, she remained “unemployed” for purposes of ORS 657.100(1). Her benefits during that…