Bonds v. Whitfield

MARVIN, Judge.

From a judgment of the district court that reverses the State agency’s determination that the employee was disqualified for unemployment benefits under LRS 23:1601(1), the employer appeals.

The issue is whether an employee, who, after accepting employment in a retail store 45 miles away from his residence and leaves that employment three months later because his personal automobile failed, has “good cause connected with the employment” for having “left,” as those statutory terms are construed. § 1601(1).

The Referee and the Board of Review of the agency found that the claimant…