Ponderosa Villa v. Hughes

Irene Hughes, the claimant, appeals from the decision of the district court for Dawes County reversing the Nebraska Appeal Tribunal and denying Hughes unemployment compensation benefits. We reverse.

Hughes, a licensed practical nurse, was health service supervisor of nursing services (HSS) at Ponderosa Villa nursing home at the time the Legislature passed 1985 Neb. Laws, L.B. 253. The bill changed Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2017.01(11) (Reissue 1986) to require that the position of supervisor be held by a registered nurse. As a result Hughes was no longer qualified for her job as HSS.

On May 16,…