Thompson v. Employment Division

Claimant seeks review of an Employment Appeals Board (EAB) order which denied her unemployment benefits on the ground that she was unavailable for work. We reverse and remand.

Claimant worked as a printer. On January 1, 1986, she was temporarily laid off from her job at the Eugene Register-Guard. She enrolled part-time at the University of Oregon. Question 10 of the division’s Student Eligibility Questionnaire asked claimant what she would “do about school if [she] were offered work that conflicted with [her] school hours.” Claimant answered:

“If it were a full-time job, I would accept the job…