Opinion No. (1979)

REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Brennan:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the scope of a recent Nebraska Supreme Court case,Wentz Heating Air Conditioning Co. v. Kiene, 202 Neb. 202, N.W.2d (1979). We understand that your request involves a legislative purpose, as the issue raised herein may potentially be the subject of proposed legislation.

Wentz, supra, held that an employee, who refuses an employment offer due to a union work list rule, is thereby barred from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. You have inquired as to the effect of this decision in `written…