Alaska Tanker Co. v. Employment Department

The Employment Appeals Board (EAB) held that claimant was entitled to full benefits for a period of unemployment, rejecting employer’s argument that benefits should be reduced by the amount of vacation pay that employer contributed to claimant’s union on claimant’s behalf. We review the EAB’s factual findings for substantial evidence and its legal conclusions for errors of law. ORS 183.482(8); Hoffman Construction Co. v. Employment Dept., 173 Or App 420, 422, 21 P3d 1098 (2001). We affirm.

The following relevant facts are taken from the EAB’s findings and are supported by substantial evidence.…