Massey v. Barnes

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

Claimant worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company in Arkansas for eleven and one-half years. In 1980, her husband was transferred to Joplin, Missouri, and she made arrangements with her employer to take a leave of absence for a ninety-day period. On July 18, 1980, she left her employment with Sears in Little Rock and within thirty days filed a job application with Sears in Joplin, Missouri. She was told that she would have to have permission from the Atlanta office of Sears to transfer; but, she was also told that Sears in Joplin was not hiring then. According to her…