Overton v. Iowa Department of Job Service

HARRIS, Justice.

This is a proceeding for judicial review of an administrative determination that a wage earner must repay unemployment insurance benefits he received from Iowa job service (the agency). The district court reversed the administrative determination and we affirm.

The claimant went to work for Oscar Mayer (the employer) in April, 1968. Beginning in June, 1979, the claimant was laid off for five short periods. He was laid off only because he was “bumped” off his job by another employee with more seniority, not because of any physical problems.

Beginning with the first layoff the…