Goewert v. Anheuser Busch, Inc.

Terrence J. Goewert appeals the trial court’s reversal of the grant of unemployment benefits by the Commissioner of the Employment Security Department of the State of Washington (the commissioner) after Goewert retired because he feared his employer, Anheuser Busch, Inc. (Anheuser), would eventually lay him off. We affirm, holding that Goewert voluntarily quit because An-heuser did not announce a layoff or reduction-in-force within the meaning of applicable administrative procedures and, accordingly, Goewert is disqualified for benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good…