Legal Opinion

Couch v. North Carolina Employment Security Commission

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 5, 1988No. 8715SC869PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGLES, Judge.

The sole issue for our review is whether claimant has left her employment as a cook with Kid’s World voluntarily without good cause attributable to her employer. Specifically, we must decide two questions: whether claimant left her job voluntarily and whether a reduction in her work hours constitutes “good cause attributable to the employer.”

Initially we note that where, as here, appellant fails to except to the findings of fact, our review is limited to whether ESC and the court below correctly interpreted the law and correctly applied the law to the facts found. Bunn v. N.C.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. In Re WatsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  2. Bunny's Waffle Shop, Inc. v. California Employment CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Intercraft Industries Corp. v. MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  4. Kyle v. Beco Corp.Idaho Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Keystone Steel & Wire Division v. Department of LaborAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Newland v. Job Service North DakotaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Couch v. NC EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988
  3. Consumer Action Network v. TielmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. In re LennaneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2022
  5. In re LennaneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2022

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