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SOTHRAS v. EMPLOYMENT DIVISION

No. 80-AB-45; CA 16945.

616 P.2d 524 (1980)

48 Or.App. 69

Deborah SOTHRAS, Petitioner, v. EMPLOYMENT DIVISION and Douglas Community Hospital, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Ludwick, Springfield, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner.

Al J. Laue, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent, Employment Division. With him on the brief were James M. Brown, Atty. Gen., and Walter L. Barrie, Sol. Gen., Salem.

No appearance for respondent Douglas Community Hospital.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and ROBERTS and CAMPBELL, JJ.

GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

The claimant, the victim of a rape and attempted murder, left her job because she felt that she could not remain in the area of the attack while her assailant was still at large. The underlying issue in this case is whether claimant's personal reason for leaving work can constitute "good cause" within the meaning of ORS 657.176(2)(c) and OAR 471-30-038(4). The Employment Appeals Board, one member dissenting, held that it cannot. We reverse...

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