Perkins v. Equal Opportunity Commission

Appellee William A. Perkins filed for unemployment compensation benefits under the Nebraska Employment Security Law, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 48-601 etseq. (Reissue 1988). Both the claims deputy and the Nebraska Appeal Tribunal determined that Perkins voluntarily left his employment with appellee Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission without good cause, and disqualified him from receiving benefits for a period of 8 weeks. Upon appeal of the tribunal’s decision, the district court agreed that Perkins voluntarily left his employment but determined he did so for good cause, and therefore reversed the…