Rulien v. Employment Division

Claimant appeals an Employment Appeals Board decision that he was not eligible for unemployment compensation. Because EAB did not explain adequately why it rejected the referee’s credibility findings, we reverse and remand for reconsideration.

The primary issue in this case is whether claimant was sufficiently available for work.1 During the weeks at issue, he was enrolled as a full-time student, but he maintained that he was willing to quit school in order to take a job. In determining that claimant was not subject to benefit disqualification, the referee made a specific determination of…