Cobb v. Employment Appeal Board

HARRIS, Justice.

This is a dispute over the denial of unemployment benefits after a voluntary quit by the employee. The district court, sitting in review of agency action, affirmed the denial and so do we.

While working as a carpenter for a prior employer, the claimant, Henry Cobb, developed overuse syndrome in his upper extremities and shoulders. As a result a doctor took him off work at that company. Cobb was treated at an occupational medicine clinic that recommended a change in Cobb’s line of employment and outlined certain restrictions in any future work. Although the former employer…