THIGPEN v. ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF EMP. SEC.

No. CA-5044.

488 So.2d 1213 (1986)

Thomas THIGPEN v. ADMINISTRATOR, OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, State of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, and Holsum Bakeries, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia E. Regan, Supervising Atty., Chris Randall, Student Practitioner, Loyola Law Clinic, New Orleans, for appellant.

Michael C. Garrard, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowen & Jarman, Baton Rouge, for appellee (Holsum Bakeries, Inc.).

Herman Robinson, Baton Rouge, for appellee (Office of Employment Sec.).

Before BARRY, CIACCIO and LOBRANO, JJ.


BARRY, Judge.

A worker who was fired due to unexcused absences appeals his disqualification from unemployment benefits.

In September, 1982 Thomas Thigpen was employed by Holsum Bakeries, Inc. as a sanitation worker. On February 18, 1983 Thigpen was absent without notifying Holsum as required for an excused absence. He received notice that his next unexcused absence would result in a three day suspension without...

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