Fitzhugh v. New Mexico Department of Labor, Employment Security Division

OPINION

FRANCHINI, Justice.

Christine R. Fitzhugh applied for, and was denied, unemployment compensation. She appealed to the Appeals Bureau of the Department of Labor, Employment Security Division (Department). The Department affirmed the denial of benefits, concluding Fitzhugh voluntarily abandoned her job. She then filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari seeking judicial review of the administrative decision in district court. The court affirmed the denial of Fitzhugh’s unemployment benefits. However, the court rejected the Department’s conclusion that Fitzhugh had voluntarily quit her job,…