Carilus v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

Olin Carilus appeals from the Corrected Order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming the appeals referee’s decision which denied him benefits and held that Carilus was not “able and available for work,” because he had not conducted an adequate job search. Because the referee based her decision on his failure to keep a job search log, which is not a requirement by statute or rule, we reverse.

At a hearing on Carilus’s claim for benefits after having been terminated from his employment with a convenience store, the referee quizzed Carilus about whether he had searched for another job.…