Today’s employment decision by the NC Supreme Court

Carolina Power & Light Company v. Employment Security Commission: At issue was whether an employee who accepts a voluntary early retirement package, offered by the employer as part of a company-wide downsizing, is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. In a unanimous opinion, the Court held that the employee was not entitled to benefits because he still had a position, and thus had left his employment “without good cause attributable to the employer.” The opinion summarizes the existing case law on “good cause” in the unemployment context.