Embaby v. Department of Jobs and Training

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

A Commissioner’s representative from the Department of Jobs and Training determined that relator, Farouk Embaby, should not receive trade adjustment allowances under the Trade Act of 1974 because he was not separated from employment due to a lack of work. We affirm.

FACTS

Farouk Embaby began working for Magnetic Peripherals, Inc. in 1981. In April 1984, he began experiencing adverse physical reactions when a new chemical was placed in open vats near his work area. He went to the employer’s physician, who concluded that Embaby’s symptoms were consistent with chemical…