Unemployment benefit eligibility granted despite missing one-year gap due to child-rearing leave equivalence.

The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a one-year employment gap requirement applies to a claimant who received child-rearing benefits instead. The court found that child-rearing leave is legally equivalent to employment, thereby satisfying the statutory condition for unemployment benefits. Consequently, the claimant was deemed eligible for benefits despite not meeting the standard employment continuity rule.