Beaty v. City of Idaho Falls

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the city of Idaho Falls from a decision of the Industrial Commission that the city’s employee, Marvin Beaty, was entitled to unemployment benefits since his discharge was not for misconduct in connection with his employment as a city garbage collector. For the reasons set forth below we affirm the decision of the Industrial Commission.

Beaty had been employed as a garbage collector for the city of Idaho Falls since July of 1973. At the time of his discharge in 1984, he was assigned to a commercial rather than a residential route.

On January 14,…