Rizzo v. Industrial Commission

Plaintiff was employed as an institutional cook at the Utah State Training School from November 6, 1981, to December 14, *7901984. He was dissatisfied with what he considered low wages and applied for employment as a Vocational Instructor Chef I at the Utah State Prison. Plaintiff received a letter inviting him for an interview for the prison job. On the day he received the letter, and before the interview, plaintiff resigned his job at the training school. He was not hired for the job at the prison.

Plaintiff applied for unemployment benefits, but the administrative law judge found that he…