Anderson v. Employment Division

The issue in this case involves the interrelationship between Oregon and federal statutes defining eligibility for separate unemployment compensation programs.

Claimant was employed as a teacher’s aide by a public school district. Unable to find other employment during the summer recess, she applied for unemployment compensation. This claim under Oregon statutes was denied on the basis of ORS 657.221 1 which provides that unemployment compensation "shall not be paid” to certain school employes during a school recess. Claimant then applied for unemployment compensation under the Emergency Jobs…