Bremer v. Employment Division

In this case, as well as in the companion case of Summerlin v. Employment Division, 47 Or App 1011, 615 P2d 1174 (1980), the ultimate issue is whether the claimants left work without good cause. ORS 657.176(2)(c), infra. The facts in the two cases are almost identical. Both claimants worked for the same employer and the same incident prompted both their departures from work. A consolidated hearing was held on both claims. The cases have been separately briefed and argued before this court, but our discussion herein is equally applicable to both.

Our summary of the facts is derived from the…