Smith v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.

ALTENBERND, Chief Judge.

Todd D. Smith appeals an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission *298(UAC) affirming the order of an appeals referee that denied Mr. Smith unemployment benefits on the ground that he was not “unemployed” when he was receiving training for a new position. Because certain procedural and substantive errors led to confusion over the issue presented to the appeals referee, the evidence before the appeals referee did not support a finding that Mr. Smith was employed or unemployed for a period in October and November 2001. We therefore reverse the order on appeal and remand…