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WESCOTT v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

No. S-8688.

996 P.2d 723 (2000)

Anthony J. WESCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall E. Farleigh, Farleigh & Shamburek, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Toby N. Steinberger, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Anthony Wescott quit his roustabout job at Alaska Petroleum Contractors, Inc., (APC) because he believed that APC was unwilling to accommodate his disability, bilateral club feet. He applied for unemployment pay, but the Department of Labor denied him waiting-week benefits, finding that he had quit suitable work without good cause. Under AS 23.20.385(b), when the department decides questions...

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