Employment Division v. Peddicord

Employment Division (Division) petitions for review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) reversing the referee’s decision and awarding claimant unemployment compensation. EAB concluded that, under ORS 657.040, claimant earned sufficient wages in the base year to establish a valid claim for benefits. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a), and reverse.

To establish a claim for unemployment compensation, ORS 657.150(2) provides that

“an individual must have worked 18 or more weeks in subject employment in the base year with total base year wages of $1,000 or more.”

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