MESC v. POWELL

No. 2000-CC-00613-SCT.

787 So.2d 1277 (2001)

MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION v. Kim POWELL.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert B. White, Madison, Attorney for Appellant.

Kim Powell, Appellee, pro se.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., MILLS and COBB, JJ.


COBB, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Kim Powell (Powell) filed for unemployment benefits but her claim was disqualified by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission (MESC) claims examiner who concluded that Powell violated the absenteeism policy of her employer, Tyson Foods (Tyson). Powell appealed the decision, and a hearing was conducted by an MESC appeals referee on December 17, 1998. Both Powell and a representative of Tyson testified. The referee concluded...

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