Arizona Department of Economic Security v. Magma Copper Co.

OPINION

DONOFRIO, Judge.

The Department of Economic Security appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court setting aside a decision of the Department which determined that an offer of internal transfer and continued employment made by the Appellee Magma Copper Company to Jimmie Riddles, an unemployment compensation claimant was not an offer of “suitable work” pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-776,1 which provides for disqualification of claimants who fail to accept offers of suitable work. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Riddles was an underground employee of Magma in the machine department. We…