FARRELL v. AMERICAN HEAVY LIFT SHIPPING CO.

No. 2001-CA-0693.

805 So.2d 336 (2001)

Nicole FARRELL v. AMERICAN HEAVY LIFT SHIPPING CO. and Garey Forster in his Capacity as Secretary of the Department Labor and Administrator of Unemployment Compensation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Smith, Marie Healey, Healey & Smith, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Norbert C. Rayford Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Employment Security, Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Administrator Louisiana Office of Employment Security.

Leslie A. Lanusse, Adams & Reese, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for American Heavy Lift Shipping Co.

Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER and Judge DAVID S. GORBATY.


Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Nicole Farrell sued her employer, American Heavy Lift Shipping (American) and the Secretary of the Louisiana Labor Department seeking judicial review of the denial of her claim for unemployment compensation benefits.

Farrell claimed she was employed by American as an able-bodied seaman and was laid off on 22 January 2000. The Appeals Tribunal for the Office of Regulatory Services heard the matter by...

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