Veneer v. Employment Division

*200RIGGS, J.

The Employment Appeals Board held that claimant’s discharge was not for “misconduct connected with work,” ORS 657.176(2)(a); OAR 471-030-038(3), and that he is therefore entitled to receive unemployment benefits. Employer seeks review, and we affirm.

EAB found that claimant worked for employer from 1979 to 1989 and was last employed as a chipper operator. In 1987, while working for employer, claimant submitted to a drug test and tested positive for methamphetamines. As a condition of continued employment, he agreed to participate in a rehabilitation program at employer’s expense and…