Legal Opinion

Efkamp v. Iowa Department of Job Service

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 19, 1986No. 85-754PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

This dispute concerns a worker’s entitlement to unemployment compensation. He resigned rather than accepting the reduced pay which was negotiated under a collective bargaining agreement. The hearing officer denied benefits. The trial court agreed and so do we.

Efkamp (the petitioner) was employed by Oscar Mayer, a meat processing plant in Perry, Iowa, from September 4, 1963 until May 27, 1983, eventually earning $10.89 per hour in the boning department. The evidence suggests at least three different reasons for Efkamp’s resignation from his job. We can and should ignore the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Warner Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Moulton v. Iowa Employment Security CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  3. Taylor v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  4. Johns-Manville v. Bd. of ReviewNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1973
  5. Erie Forge & Steel Corp. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Forsman v. Employment Security DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
  2. Olson v. Employment Appeal BoardCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1990
  3. Crane v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1987
  4. Forsman v. Employment Security DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990

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