McDOWELL v. EMPLOYMENT DEPT.

(Agency No. 07-AB-1130; CA A136061; SC S056569).

236 P.3d 722 (2010)

348 Or. 605

Robert A. McDOWELL, Petitioner on Review, v. EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT and KLAMATH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondents on Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Decided August 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth A. Joffe, McKanna Bishop Joffe & Arms, LLP, Portland, argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner on review.

Cecil A. Reniche-Smith, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent on review Employment Department. With her on the brief were John R. Kroger, Attorney General, and Jerome Lidz, Solicitor General.

No appearance for respondent on review Klamath County School District.

Deborah G. Weston, Oregon Law Center, Portland, filed a brief in support of the petition for review on behalf of amicus curiae Oregon Law Center.

Barbara J. Diamond, Diamond Law, Portland, filed a brief on the merits in support of petitioner on behalf of amici curiae Oregon AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 75, American Federation of Teachers-Oregon, Clackamas County Peace Officers' Association, Portland Fire Fighters' Association, Oregon Education Association, and SEIU Local 503, OPEU.


LINDER, J.

In this unemployment compensation case, the Employment Appeals Board (the board) concluded that claimant was not entitled to unemployment benefits because he voluntarily left work without good cause. Claimant, on judicial review of the board's order, challenged that determination; the Court of Appeals affirmed. McDowell v. Employment Dept., 222 Or.App. 170, 193 P.3d 989 (2008...

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