Ristick v. Employment Division

Petitioner appeals from a decision of the Employment Appeals Board which denied her unemployment insurance benefits. The Board found that petitioner voluntarily left work without good cause. ORS 657.176(2) (c).1

Petitioner was employed by Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company (PNB) from January, 1974, through July 23, 1980. At the time petitioner ceased to work for PNB, she had been employed as a clerical worker in PNB’s plant services department. Before that, she had worked in the directory department.

Petitioner’s last working day was July 3, 1980. On that day, according to PNB, she was…