Decision 65551
Full Text of Decision 65551
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| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| voluntarily leaving employment |
health reasons |
addiction |
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Summary:
Claimant left his job following an auto accident at work that caused him to relapse into his cocaine addiction. Jurisprudence establishes that human frailties such as drug addiction, gambling, alcoholism and the like, cannot be relied upon to provide evidence to prove just cause. The Umpire stated that ingestion of cocaine is a voluntary, conscious, self-induced act and this kind of self infliction will not qualify a claimant for benefits.
