Book v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

We reverse an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission (UAC) affirming the referee’s determination that Book was not entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits.

Book’s employment as an insurance investigator was undisputably terminated for his failure to obtain an adjustors license. The manager of the employer’s investigation unit testified that the state requires all adjustors to be licensed and that the employer, Security National Insurance Company, required all employees hired as an investigator to pass the examination necessary to obtain a license. The employee manual…