Middleton v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

Petitioner seeks judicial review of an Employment Appeals Board order denying her unemployment compensation benefits on the ground that she had voluntarily left work without good cause. She argues that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence, because EAB’s conclusions are not rationally related to its fact findings or to the record and because EAB failed to address her main contention. We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

EAB adopted the referee’s decision, which set forth the following findings and conclusions:

“(1) Claimant worked for the employer at its Albany store from…