Oregon Public Utility Commission v. Employment Department

The Public Utility Commission (employer) seeks review of a decision of the Employment Appeals Board that concluded that claimant voluntarily left work with good cause and was not disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits. See ORS 657.176(2)(c).1 ***In particular, the board found that claimant did not have the reasonable alternatives of seeking medical treatment or care and taking medical leave and concluded that claimant had good cause to leave work due to the effect of work-related stress on his health, specifically, the recurrence of asthma. Employer argues that the…