Johnson v. Division of Employment

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Commission of Colorado (the commission) denying the application of claimant Johnson (claimant) for unemployment compensation benefits by reason of leaving state employment. The denial was based on a finding that the unemployment benefits to which she might have been entitled when reduced by the amount of her retirement pay left her with zero unemployment benefits. She challenges the commission’s power to make the deduction. We affirm.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Claimant was employed in state service for 28 years. She was…