Lewis v. Employment Division

The issue in this unemployment compensation case is whether the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) is entitled, without explanation, to reject as not credible the only evidence on the central issue in the case when the referee has implicitly found that evidence to be credible. We hold that EAB must explain its credibility finding, that in reaching the finding it must specifically describe the weight it gives to the referee’s determination and that its failure to do either in this case requires us to reverse and remand its decision denying claimant unemployment benefits.

Claimant worked as a…