Mesa County Public Library District v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Citations

• 2017 CO 78
• 396 P.3d 1114
• 2017 WL 2729859

Syllabus

The Supreme Court held that where the Division of Unemployment Insurance determines a claimant was mentally unable to perform assigned work under CRS § 8-73-108(4)(j) of the Colorado Employment Security Act, CRS §§ 8-70-101 to 8-82-105, neither the text of CRS § 8-73-108(4)(j) nor related case law contemplates further inquiry into the cause of the claimant's mental condition, and such an inquiry is beyond the scope of the simplified administrative proceedings to determine the claimant's eligibility for benefits. Here, the Court concluded that the Division's hearing officer erred in determining that claimant committed a volitional act to cause her mental incapacity and thus was at fault for her separation from employment and was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits. The Court of Appeals' judgment was affirmed.