Lorain County Auditor v. Ohio Unemployment Review Commission

Dickinson, Presiding Judge.

INTRODUCTION

{¶ 1} The Lorain County Auditor fired Karen Lemley for having too many unexcused absences. The Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services denied her application for unemployment benefits because it found that she had been discharged for just cause and was not able to work. The Unemployment Compensation Review Commission, however, reversed, finding that the reason for Lemley’s unexcused absences was medical problems beyond her control. It also found that she was able to work at the time she filed her application for benefits. The county appealed…