Olson v. Employment Appeal Board

DONIELSON, Judge.

Petitioner Gene R. Olson began his employment with Montgomery Ward in 1964. Throughout most of his employment he held the position of display and advertising manager. In June 1986, petitioner’s hours were reduced to thirty per week. In July of 1986, he was told the hours for the display position would probably be reduced to twenty per week. He was offered a forty-hour-a-week position as the maintenance lead person. Petitioner accepted the maintenance position.

In April 1987, petitioner was informed he would have to face a forty to fifty percent pay cut in his maintenance…