Margolin v. Employment Division

Claimant appeals from a decision of the Employment Appeals Board denying him unemployment compensation benefits on the ground that he was discharged from his employment for misconduct, ORS 657.176(2)(a).1

Claimant began employment as a sales representative for a hotel in April 1976. Claimant’s employer testified that in the interview for the job, claimant had been told that the job required overnight travel; claimant testified that he was not told the job involved travel. For 11 months, the employer did not request that claimant travel, but in March 1977, claimant was asked to make a three-day…