WEBER v. WHITFIELD

No. 87-CA-164.

511 So.2d 831 (1987)

Sonny WEBER v. George WHITFIELD, Administrator, Office of Employment Security, State of Louisiana, and St. John Parish Sheriff Office.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

July 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mazie Doomes, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff/appellant, Sonny Weber.

Bernard J. Sharkey, Jr., Christina B. Peck, Rubin, Curry, Colvin & Joseph, Baton Rouge, for defendant/appellee, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office.

James A. McGraw, Denise A. Nagel, Frank T. Scott, Jr., Bernard J. Francis, Sr., Ollivette E. Mencer, and Vivian B. Guillory, Office of Employment Sec., Baton Rouge, for defendant/appellee, Office of Employment Sec.

Before BOWES and DUFRESNE, JJ., and KOLLIN, J. Pro Tem.


BOWES, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Sonny Weber (Weber) appeals from an adverse judgment in the district court affirming the denial of unemployment compensation benefits to him. Plaintiff had refused to attend a special training course after being told by his supervisor that attendance was mandatory; upon his refusal, Weber was terminated and, after its initial determination, the State Office of Employment Security (OES) denied Weber unemployment benefits. The denial...

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