Unemployment Compensation—Spouse\u27s Relocation Due to Employment Is a Compelling Person Reason Constituting Good Cause for Voluntary Termination—Ayers v. Department of Employment Security, 85 Wn. 2d 550, 536 P.2d 610 (1975)

Abstract

This note will analyze the impact of Ayers upon the traditional dual administrative test of no alternative and preservation of employment used to determine whether, under the particular facts and circumstances, compelling personal reasons \u27 meeting the statutory requirement of good cause for voluntary termination of employment exist. Although the Washington court did not discuss this test, the Ayers decision should not be construed as a rejection of its continued vitality. In addition, this note will analyze the factors which should be considered when applying the no alternative and preservation of employment standards to spouse relocation situations in the wake of Ayers. It concludes that a more careful adherence to established administrative tests is necessary to ensure that awards of unemployment compensation benefits are made in accordance with the articulated objectives of the state unemployment compensation la