Multnomah Plywood Co. v. Employment Division

Employer seeks review of an order of the Employment Appeals Board that reversed the referee’s decision and awarded claimant benefits. We remand for reconsideration.

Employer has an absenteeism policy under which employes are assessed from one-half to two points for various kinds of tardiness or absence from work. An employe who accumulates eight points is automatically discharged. Claimant was late for work on August 25, 1988, and received one-half point. That brought his total to eight points, and he was discharged. The referee found that the discharge was for misconduct and denied benefits.…