Babcock v. Employment Division

Petitioner seeks judicial review of a decision of the Employment Appeals Board denying her unemployment benefits. She alleges that EAB’s findings of fact were not supported by substantial evidence; that the findings of fact do not support EAB’s conclusion that she was discharged for misconduct connected with her work; and, finally, that the telephone hearings procedure utilized in her case did not provide her a full and fair hearing.

Petitioner worked as a telephone operator. After a series of absences for a variety of reasons, she was warned that another instance of tardiness or absence for…