Erickson v. Employment Division

Petitioner appeals from an order of the Employment Appeals Board (Board) reversing the referee and denying unemployment benefits, holding that petitioner was discharged for misconduct connected with his work. ORS 657.176(2).

Petitioner, an alcoholic, had received treatment under an Antabuse program and had worked for Brooks-Willamette Corporation without incident for about six years. A few days prior to September 2,1976, he stopped taking Antabuse and, on the morning of September 2, drank wine prior to reporting for work. Petitioner was observed "staggering around” on a catwalk while doing…