Maria Rosas v. ades/chicanos Por La Causa Inc

Summary

The court held that unemployment-benefit eligibility under A.R.S. § 23-750(E)(5) requires ADES to determine both what services an employer provided to or on behalf of an educational institution and whether the claimant personally performed those services, in addition to determining whether reemployment was assured. It affirmed benefits for the cooking employees, vacated the court of appeals’ decision as to the teachers, and remanded the teachers’ claims for further factual proceedings. It also reversed the attorney-fee award because the statute bars fees against the state when the agency’s role was determining eligibility for a monetary benefit.