Havill v. Iowa Department of Job Service

CARTER, Justice.

Petitioner, Michael C. Havill, appeals from a district court decision affirming an order of the appeal board of Iowa Department of Job Service which, by reason of a tie vote of the board, upheld a hearing officer’s denial of unemployment benefits. The issue on appeal is whether, following a disqualification, petitioner had sufficient new earnings to requalify for benefits under Iowa Code section 96.5(2)(a) (1985). On our review of the record, we conclude that his subsequent earnings did requalify him for benefits and that the district court erred in affirming the agency’s…