Sandra S. Covington v. Board Review

Plaintiff, Sandra S. Covington seeks a reversal of the Board of Review s decision denying her unemployment compensation benefits. Covington raises three issues: first, whether the Board erred in finding that she lacked good cause to voluntarily terminate her employment; second, whether the Board denied her equal protection by requiring that she, as a corporate officer, satisfy a higher standard of conduct than that applicable to ordinary employees before she could be declared eligible for benefits; and, third, whether equity and good conscience require that she be awarded benefits even in the absence of good cause. We conclude that the Board erred in imposing an artificially high standard of good cause and, therefore, reverse and remand for further proceedings.