Norman v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

Does the voluntary termination of one’s employment in order to follow a nonmarital “loved one” to another location constitute “good cause” for purposes of determining eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits? (See Unemp. Ins. Code, § 1256; further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated.) Concluding that it does not, we will reverse the trial court’s judgment which sets aside a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Board) denying unemployment compensation benefits.

*4Section 1256 provides in relevant part: “An…