Rob M. Galey v. Employment Appeal Board and Wapello Rural Water Association, Inc.

TABOR, Judge.

A fired worker challenges the denial of unemployment benefits based on the revocation of his driving privileges following an arrest for operating while intoxicated (OWI). The worker, Rob Galey, contends "an isolated OWI first offense and anticipated loss of a driver's license" should not be viewed as disqualifying job-related misconduct under Iowa Code section 96.5(2) (2015). Because the bulk of Galey's job as a service technician for the Wapello Rural Water Association required driving a truck from location to location to meet customer needs, the Employment Appeal Board (EAB)…