Jaffe v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

Opinion

FLAHERTY, J. *

The California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (the Board) appeals from a judgment issuing a peremptory writ of mandate requiring that five-sevenths of a particular week’s unemployment benefits be paid to respondent, Ralph M. Jaffe, who had been unavailable for work on two days of the week in question due to his observance of religious holidays in accordance with the dictates of his faith. We conclude that the trial court correctly determined that the state’s denial of the entire week’s benefits to Jaffe violated his right of free exercise of religion as guaranteed…