Yardville Supply Company, Appellant v. Board of Review, Department of Labor, Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that Ernest Sparks was disqualified from unemployment benefits because his loss of a driver's license due to a DWI constituted a voluntary quit under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The Court reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for entry of a judgment reflecting that disqualification. A dissent argued that the majority overstepped statutory language and should have applied the misconduct provision instead. The decision rests on statutory interpretation and prior case law on voluntary quits.