Wenzl v. Director, Employment Security Department

I would reverse this case and remand for an award of benefits because I do not believe that the decision of the Board of Review is supported by substantial evidence and because our case law mandates an award of benefits where an employee leaves his job because of a reduction in pay. When Craig Wenzl returned to work on October 30, 1995, after an on-the-job injury, he received only 57% of his former pay, and a “trainee” whom he understood had been assigned to assist him was receiving his commissions. Wenzl worked two months without any clue from his employer that he would be returned to his…