WILLIAMS v. MISS. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SEC.

No. 2013-CC-00027-COA.

126 So.3d 149 (2013)

James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Williams, appellant, pro se.

Leanne Franklin Brady , Albert B. White , Madison, attorneys for appellee.

Before LEE, C.J., MAXWELL and FAIR, JJ.


FAIR, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. After investigation, the claims examiner denied James Williams unemployment benefits, finding he had been terminated for misconduct after refusing a drug test. Williams filed a timely appeal but failed to appear at a telephonic hearing with the administrative law judge — that is, Williams failed to answer the phone at the time scheduled for the hearing. The ALJ, following the Mississippi...

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