Sharp v. Employment Appeal Board

ANDREASEN, Justice.

In this case we are asked to determine if Gwendolyn K. Sharp is entitled to unemployment benefits because of her separation from her employer, Pak Fabricators, Inc. (Pak). On the advice of a doctor, Sharp left her position as a meat cutter in a turkey processing plant. The dispositive question presented is whether her leaving was voluntary or involuntary. If Sharp left her position voluntarily without good cause attributable to her employer then unemployment compensation is not warranted. However, if Sharp left her employment involuntarily, then an award of unemployment…