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Opinions in Minnesota that cite Ferguson v. Department of Employment Services, 247 N.W.2d 895.

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Robert Salvaggio, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Servs., n.5 (Minn. 1976) (quotations omitted).
Bryan Boysen, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Servs., n.5 (Minn. 1976) (quotation omitted).
Janella Scott, Relator v. The Phoenix Residence, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development, ... Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Janella Scott, Relator v. The Phoenix Residence, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development, ... Minn. Ct. App. 2024
Servs., n.5 (Minn. 1976)).
Jerrod Feist, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Servs., (quotation omitted).
Nancy J. Peterson, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2022
Michael Olson, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2021
Servs., d 895, 900 n.5 (Minn. 1976) (quotation omitted).
Michael Sirek, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2021
Servs., n.5 (Minn. 1976) (quotation omitted).
Lisa M. Sarazin, Relator, Minn. Ct. App. 2019
Roger Stoltz, Relator v. SMSC Gaming Enterprises - Mystic Lake Casino, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
Roger Stoltz, Relator v. SMSC Gaming Enterprises - Mystic Lake Casino, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
Moreover, “[t]he standard of what constitutes good cause is the standard of reasonableness as applied to the average man or woman, and not to the supersensitive.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976).
Lee Xiong, Relator v. Water Gremlin Co. (Corp.), Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
Lee Xiong, Relator v. Water Gremlin Co. (Corp.), Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
See Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976).
Denise C. Esler, Relator v. Community Veterinary Clinic, P.A., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
Denise C. Esler, Relator v. Community Veterinary Clinic, P.A., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
A good reason to quit is one that is “real, not imaginary, substantial, not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Brent D. Griffith, Relator v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
Brent D. Griffith, Relator v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2016
The reasonable-worker standard is objective and is 4 “applied to the average person rather than the supersensitive.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976).
John L. Corrigan, Relator v. North Metro Harness Initiative, LLC, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
John L. Corrigan, Relator v. North Metro Harness Initiative, LLC, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
7 Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Mitchell Borchardt, Relator v. J.R.'s Tech Center, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Mitchell Borchardt, Relator v. J.R.'s Tech Center, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Good cause requires that the circumstances causing the applicant to quit were “real, not imaginary, substantial not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Mary D. Isaacson, Relator v. The Anthem Companies, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Mary D. Isaacson, Relator v. The Anthem Companies, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Michael Mudek, Relator v. Redtail Management, Inc. � Billy�s Bar & Grill at Breezy Point, Department of Employment … Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Robert S. Paxton, Relator v. Ind. School District 047, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Robert S. Paxton, Relator v. Ind. School District 047, Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Ferguson v. Dep’t of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976).
Michael Mudek, Relator v. Redtail Management, Inc. � Billy�s Bar & Grill at Breezy Point, Department of Employment … Minn. Ct. App. 2015
Cf. Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44, (holding that good cause means a “substantial reason”).
Sondra Keeney, Relator v. Midwest Special Services, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2014
Sondra Keeney, Relator v. Midwest Special Services, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2014
To satisfy the statutory exception, an applicant’s reason for quitting must be “real, not imaginary, substantial not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical; there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Department of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Charles Lambert Bey, Relator v. W.W. Johnson Meat Co., Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2014
Charles Lambert Bey, Relator v. W.W. Johnson Meat Co., Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development Minn. Ct. App. 2014
“The standard of what constitutes good cause is the standard of reasonableness as applied to the average man or woman, and not to the supersensitive.” Ferguson v. Dept. of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34, 44 n.5, n.5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Rowan v. Dream It, Inc. 812 N.W.2d 879 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
Rowan v. Dream It, Inc. 812 N.W.2d 879 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
“In order to constitute good cause, the circumstances which compel the decision to leave employment must be real, not imaginary, substantial not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical; there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Dep’t of Emp’t Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Werner v. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LLC 782 N.W.2d 840 Minn. Ct. App. 2010
Werner v. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LLC 782 N.W.2d 840 Minn. Ct. App. 2010
As the supreme court explained, “there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Dep’t. of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976) (quotation omitted).
Nichols v. Reliant Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. 720 N.W.2d 590 Minn. Ct. App. 2006
Nichols v. Reliant Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc. 720 N.W.2d 590 Minn. Ct. App. 2006
The correct standard for determining whether relator’s concerns were reasonable is “the standard of reasonableness as applied to the average man or woman, and not to the supersensitive.” Ferguson v. Department of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976).
Edward v. Sentinel Manangement Co. 611 N.W.2d 366 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
Edward v. Sentinel Manangement Co. 611 N.W.2d 366 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
As the supreme court has recognized, “there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Department of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976).
Hein v. PRECISION ASSOCIATES, INC. 609 N.W.2d 916 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
Hein v. PRECISION ASSOCIATES, INC. 609 N.W.2d 916 Minn. Ct. App. 2000
A good reason to quit is one that is “real, not imaginary, substantial, not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical.” Ferguson v. Department of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976) (citation omitted).
Erb v. Commissioner of Economic Security 601 N.W.2d 716 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
Erb v. Commissioner of Economic Security 601 N.W.2d 716 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
Yet, the terminology is similar enough that we look to previous case law interpreting “good cause” to assist us in applying “good reason.” “Good cause” has been defined “as a reason that is substantial, reasonable, and compelling, not imaginary, trifling, or whimsical.” Kehoe, d at 890 (citing Ferguson v. Dept. of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976)).
Kehoe v. Minnesota Department of Economic Security 568 N.W.2d 889 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
Kehoe v. Minnesota Department of Economic Security 568 N.W.2d 889 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
Ferguson v. Department of Employment Servs., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976).
Haskins v. Choice Auto Rental, Inc. 558 N.W.2d 507 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
Haskins v. Choice Auto Rental, Inc. 558 N.W.2d 507 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
*511 “Good cause” is a reason that is “real, not imaginary, substantial not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical; there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Department of Employment Sens., 311 Minn. 34, 44 , n. 5 (1976).
Cook v. Playworks 541 N.W.2d 366 Minn. Ct. App. 1996
Cook v. Playworks 541 N.W.2d 366 Minn. Ct. App. 1996
“Good cause” to quit has been defined as a reason that is “real, not imaginary, substantial not trifling, and reasonable, not whimsical; there must be some compulsion produced by extraneous and necessitous circumstances.” Ferguson v. Department of Employment Serv., 311 Minn. 34 , 44 n. 5, , 900 n. 5 (1976).
Fujan v. RUFFRIDGE-JOHNSON EQUIPMENT 535 N.W.2d 393 Minn. Ct. App. 1995

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