Mbong v. New Horizons Nursing

OPINION

DAVIES, Judge.

When laid off from full-time employment, relator Agnes Mbong, a licensed practical nurse, accepted a few one-day assignments from a temporary employment agency. After two weeks, she declined further temporary assignments because she felt her time was better spent searching for permanent, full-time work. The commissioner ruled that she was disqualified from reemployment benefits. We reverse, remand, and deny the motion for attorney fees.

FACTS

At the end of February 1999, Agnes Mbong was laid off from a permanent job. She then contacted a temporary employment agency,…