HOLMES v. FORSTER

No. 2000-CA-0632.

781 So.2d 656 (2001)

Joyce M. HOLMES v. Gary FORSTER, Administrator of the Louisiana Office of Employment Security, Pontchartrain Hotel.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rowena T. Jones, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Cynthia T. Batiste, Norbert C. Rayford, Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Employment Security, Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Court composed of Judge PLOTKIN, Judge WALTZER, and Judge TOBIAS.


Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an employer who admittedly failed to carry its burden at an administrative hearing of presenting competent evidence to prove that an unemployment claimant is disqualified from receiving benefits is entitled to a remand of the case to allow it a second opportunity to meet its burden of proof. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court judgment upholding the decision of the administrative...

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