CHARBONNET v. GERACE

No. CA-0822.

449 So.2d 1081 (1984)

Paulette CHARBONNET, M.N. Washington, Larry Williams and L.L. Coignet, Jr. v. Joseph R. GERACE, Administrator, Louisiana Department of Employment Security and Federal Aviation Administration, South-West Region.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion April 25, 1984.

Writ Granted June 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard A. Washofsky, Hess & Washofsky, P.C., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William F. Baity, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, James A. McGraw, Eddie G. Crawford, Denise A. Nagel, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellees.

Before GARRISON, AUGUSTINE and BYRNES, JJ.


AUGUSTINE, Judge.

The paramount issue in this case is whether a federal employee's participation in an illegal strike constitutes "misconduct", thus disqualifying that employee for unemployment insurance benefits under La.R.S. 23:1601(2).1

The appellants—Paulette Charbonnet, M.N. Washington, Larry Williams, and L.L. Coignet, Jr.—are former air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration, an...

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