Frank v. Employment Division

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board (Board) denying her benefits because she refused to accept a job referral from the Employment Division. She contends: (1) that no referral was in fact ever made, (2) that the job was not “suitable work,” and (3) that she was not given a full opportunity to present evidence on the issue of her “good cause” for failing to accept the referral, assuming one was made. We reverse and remand.

Petitioner’s disqualification resulted from an incident that occurred at the Hillsboro office of the Employment Division. Petitioner went into…