Boucher v. Maine Employment Security Commission

I must respectfully dissent. The Court acknowledges that dissatisfaction with wages does not generally constitute “good cause” and yet undertakes the task of distinguishing those situations in which the employee has received a “substantial reduction” in wages. It is difficult to imagine a line that is more difficult to draw in the absence of any statutory guidance. The difficulties inherent in such a task are further compounded when, as in the present case, the comparison is made between total compensation, including incentive pay, and the basic wage rate paid after return to work.

It is my…