Allen v. Employment Division

In this unemployment compensation case, petitioner seeks judicial review of the affirmance by the Employment Appeals Board of a referee’s decision disqualifying him from benefits. We reverse and remand.

Petitioner was employed as a boot maker for just over one year. His separation from employment was precipitated by his dissatisfaction with employer’s method of payment, which was on a piece-work basis. Petitioner discussed his concern with a representative of the Bureau of Labor and Industries on the afternoon of April 18,1984. He returned to his workplace and initiated a meeting with the…