Esselman v. Job Service North Dakota

I respectfully dissent. In my opinion, the Referee’s findings, conclusions, and decisions in these cases are reasonable, while the contradictory findings and decisions by the Executive Director of Job Service, said to be “conducted on the basis of the information contained in the record,” are unreasonable and unexplained.

A person is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if she has left her employment “voluntarily without good cause attributable to the employer.” NDCC 52-06-02(1). In several situations, however, this specific disqualification “does not apply.” Id. Two of those…