Waters v. Employment Division

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB), contending that EAB erred in concluding that he was not entitled to unemployment benefits because he was discharged for misconduct. We have considered all the assignments of error and write only to address claimant’s contention that EAB should have found that his conduct was an isolated instance of poor judgment.

Claimant worked for employer as a free lance “voice talent,” doing voice-over work. He worked under a contract with no specific starting or ending date, and could be dismissed with three weeks’ notice. Before the…