Pavement Restorations, Inc. v. Thomas E. Ralls
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Presiding Judge J. Steven Stafford
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal to appellate court affirming trial court's reversal of administrative denial of unemployment benefits
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Outcome
Employee's termination for smoking in company truck was found not to constitute work-related misconduct under unemployment compensation statutes. The Commissioner's Designee reversed the denial of unemployment benefits, and the appellate court affirmed.
Excerpt
Employee's employment was terminated for smoking in a company truck in violation of the employer's rule. Employee's initial request for unemployment benefits was denied. The Appeals Tribunal affirmed the denial of benefits, but the Commissioner's Designee later reversed, finding that employee's conduct was exempt from the definition of misconduct and concluding that the employee was, therefore, not terminated for workrelated misconduct as defined in the unemployment compensation statutes. On appeal to the chancery court, the trial court concluded that evidence in the record supported the Commissioner's Designee's decision. Discerning no error, we affirm.
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