Winters v. State

Ellen Winters appeals a decision of the Unemployment Appeals Commission (“UAC”), finding her “totally employed” during a particular three-week period for which she had already received unemployment benefits. We reverse and remand.

Ellen Winters lost her job after the company she was working for filed for bankruptcy. She applied for unemployment benefits near the end of October 2001. Winters’s benefit amount was established at $275 per week. In late December 2001, *1219Winters interviewed with First Warranty Group, a company that sells car and boat warranties over the phone. First Warranty is a part…