Sargent v. Director, State Department of Industrial Relations

THIGPEN, Judge.

This is an unemployment compensation case.

Charles Sargent was employed by the Mobile Housing Board (Mobile) as a grounds maintenance worker. He was discharged in July 1990, for having three wage garnishments against his pay. The policy of Mobile is to terminate a worker’s employment upon the third wage garnishment. The first two garnishments were issued by a local hospital, and the third garnishment was filed by the Internal Revenue Service to recover back taxes.

Upon Sargent’s employment termination, he applied for unemployment compensation benefits. Sargent was denied these…