INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY v. LaFIEF

No. 93S02-0801-EX-17.

888 N.E.2d 184 (2008)

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Appellant (Respondent Below), v. William C. LaFIEF and Indiana Department of Workforce Development [Review Board], Appellees (Claimants Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Maley, Kristin S. Shedlock, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Elizabeth Rogers, Heather L. Hagan, Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The issue is whether a university professor who agreed to a fixed-term employment contract was entitled to unemployment benefits upon the non-renewal of his contract. We hold that the professor was not voluntarily unemployed and is entitled to benefits.

Facts and Procedural History

Indiana State University appointed William LaFief to a position as an assistant professor in accordance with the University's practice of employing...

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