Price v. Employment Division

Petitioner seeks judicial review of a decision of the Employment Appeals Board (Board) finding that petitioner had resigned his position as a high school principal with the Sweet Home School District (District) without good cause and is therefore not entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. Petitioner maintains that (1) the Board’s order was not supported by substantial evidence and (2) the Board erroneously interpreted the applicable administrative rule, OAR 471-30-038. We find a more fundamental difficulty in the Board’s order and reverse and remand for reconsideration.

The facts of…