In re the Claim of Leenders

In this case, the board found: “The evidence establishes that claimant refused to follow a reasonable request of the employer to remove certain books from the bookcase in her office. She should reasonably have anticipated that by refusing a reasonable request of the employer she was jeopardizing the continuance of her employment. By her course of conduct she provoked her discharge which is tantamount to a voluntary leaving of employment without a good cause.”

It is undisputed that the claimant had worked for the employer for several years prior to. October of 1972, at which time she was in…