Weinstein v. Director, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services

RITA W. GRUBER, Judge.

| Elizabeth Weinstein appeals the denial of her unemployment benefits based on a finding that she was discharged for misconduct. Evidence at her hearing before the Appeal Tribunal focused on disciplinary actions taken against her during her work as an attorney at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in December 2010, April 2011, and May 2011.

The Tribunal entered a written decision examining these actions under ADEQ’s policy of progressive discipline, which placed offenses into Groups 1-3; Group 2 offenses remained active for two years, and an…