Employment Security Commission v. Peace

ORR, Justice.

The Employment Security Commission (hereinafter “ESC”) plays two roles in this case. First, ESC is the employer (“ESC-employer”), as defined by N.C.G.S. § 96-8(5)(p), that discharged respondent William H. Peace. Second, ESC is the agency (“ESC-agency”) that determined whether Peace was eligible for unemployment insurance (“UI”) benefits.

On 7 June 1991, ESC-employer discharged one of its employees, Peace, an equal opportunity officer. Peace subsequently filed a claim for UI benefits with ESC-agency. In the initial administrative determination rendered pursuant to N.C.G.S. §…