Saludes v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether there was sufficient evidence before the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board to support its decision denying unemployment compensation benefits because it found that appellant Ruth M. Saludes was unavailable for work.

Saludes, a Harvard University graduate with a master’s degree in linguistics and education, had worked for several years in various counseling and teaching positions. Feeling “burned out,” she decided that she wanted to be a carpenter and left her position as director of the Free Clinic in Tucson on February 29,1980. At this…