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CCH® UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE — 6/22/16

Georgia court finds that nursing assistance with back injury had good cause to quit her job

The court reversed a decision that denied benefits to a claimant who voluntarily quit her job as a certified nursing assistant. On review, the court noted that the claimant had informed the assistant director of nursing and the director of nursing of her preexisting back injury and lack of assistance with residents on many occasions; however, she was given no relief. Additionally, as she explained, working in this manner posed a safety risk to both herself and the residents. The court found that the claimant's limp would have been obvious to her employer and that her discussions with both of her supervisors were sufficient to alert them to the problem. Therefore, it concluded that the claimant had good cause to quit her job (Hudson v. Butler, Ga. Ct. of App., No. A16A0455, May 25, 2016).