Klomp v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The Department of Economic Security has brought this appeal to challenge the trial court’s reversal of a decision of the department denying appellee certain benefits under the Trade Readjustment Act of 1974. We believe the trial court erred and we reverse.

In September 1977, appellee was laid off from his job as a shovel and drill mechanic at the Anamax Mining Company. In January 1978, he enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Arizona to pursue a mechanical engineering degree. In March 1978, he applied for Trade Readjustment Act benefits after he learned that…