Kercher v. Employment Department
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Armstrong, Ortega, Sercombe
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Oregon
- Circuit
- 9th Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the Employment Appeals Board's decision denying claimant unemployment benefits because he voluntarily quit his job without good cause. Although the claimant raised legitimate safety concerns at the workplace, OSHA had investigated and cited the employer for certain hazards that were corrected within one month, and the claimant had reasonable alternatives to quitting, such as refusing specific tasks or reporting additional safety concerns to OSHA.
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