Pacific Maritime Ass'n v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

The main question confronting us in this case is whether a seaman who has terminated his employment as required by provisions of a collective bargaining agreement fixing limited tenure of employment under a system of job rotation is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits because “he left his most recent work voluntarily without good cause” within the meaning of Unem ployment Insurance Code section 1256. We hold that the employee did not thereby leave his employment voluntarily since at the time of his separation he did not in reality choose to quit. Nor do we believe he should be…