Gulfview Animal Hospital v. Zemke

Gulfview Animal Hospital (Gulfview) appeals an order from the Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) that reverses the appeals referee’s decision and awards unemployment benefits to Patricia A. Zemke (the claimant). We find that the appeals referee’s findings were supported by substantial, competent evidence, and thus, we reverse the UAC’s order.

The claimant worked for Gulfview from February 1993 through June 1997, as a part-time veterinary technician. Due to business reasons, Gulfview placed the claimant and its other employees on split shift schedules which lead to a reduction in certain…