Hill v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

HARRIS, Judge.

Although to do so condones what appears to be a harsh result in this case, we agree that the Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) can properly determine that the applicant’s refusal to return to work at her former job disqualifíés her from unemployment benefits. The issue in this case is not whether Ms. Hill was denied unemployment benefits merely because she refused to accept a position some 80 miles from her home. If that were the problem, then the objective, reasonable man standard urged by appellant might be appropriate in order to determine whether the job in question was…