Schafer v. Ada County Assessor

HUNTLEY, Justice.

The issue before this court is whether the Commission erred in concluding that an employee who has resigned voluntarily, believing he has a firm job offer from another employer, has left his employment voluntarily with “good cause,” as is required under the personal eligibility conditions of the Employment Security Act.

Under Idaho’s Employment Security Act, a benefit claimant is eligible for unemployment compensation provided “his unemployment is not due to the fact that he left his employment voluntarily without good cause, or that he was discharged for misconduct in…