Harding v. Industrial Commission

This is an unemployment compensation case in which Gary G. Harding (claimant) was denied unemployment compensation benefits. The appeal concerns the statutory construction and constitutionality of 1969 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 82-4-8(4)(g), et seq., commonly referred to as the “better job” provision of the Colorado Employment Security Act. The controversy centers around the definition of the phrase “better job.”

Claimant asserts the statute was misapplied as to him under the facts hereinafter set forth, or, in the alternative, he contends that the provision violates Article II, Section 25, of…