Legal Opinion
Yardville Supply Co. v. Board of Review, Dept. of Labor
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 23, 1989PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
Ernest Sparks, a truck driver, lost his job after his driving privileges were suspended due to his conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). He sought and was granted unemployment compensation benefits. We hold that he should have been disqualified from collecting benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) because he “left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to such work.”
*373On December 28, 1984, Ernest Sparks was arrested for DWI. His arrest occurred during non-working hours. At the time Sparks was employed by the Yardville Supply…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Self v. Board of ReviewSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Krauss v. A. & M. KARAGHEUSIAN, INC.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Continental Oil Co. v. Board of Review of Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1977
- Medwick v. Bd. of Review, Div. Empl. SEC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
- Battaglia v. BD. OF REVIEW, EMPLOYMENT SEC. DIV.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Brady v. Board of ReviewSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- Utley v. Board of Review, Department of LaborSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2008
- Ardan v. Board of ReviewSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
- City of Clarksdale v. Mississippi Emp. SEC. Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Markel v. City of Circle PinesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
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