Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Employment Security Board of Review

As I view the majority opinion it holds that eligibility for unemployment compensation depends upon terms, such as “leave of absence”, used in a labor-management contract, at least that is the method used in the opinion to justify the decision reached. In the future this court will be asked to construe each labor-management contract applicable to -the period for which compensation is claimed to see if an employee is “laid-oif” or on a voluntary “leave of absence”. This will create an intolerable situation for the Employment Security Division as well as this court.

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