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CCH® UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE — 6/24/16

No voluntary quit by claimant told to “look for other employment”

The claimant was told that he should look for other employment, but that he could stay on the job for several more months, because the company could no longer afford to pay him and it no longer needed the types of services that he provided. The Commission ruled that the claimant was separated from his employment due to a discharge without misconduct, rather than a voluntary quit. The evidence, though conflicting, supported the agency’s decision that the claimant did not voluntarily leave his employment. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in affirming the Commission’s decision to award benefits (R. Kinnan Golemon v. TWC, Tex. Ct. of App., Fourth District, San Antonio, No. 04-15-00574-CV, May 18, 2016).