Wagner v. Director, Employment Security Department

This is an appeal from the denial by the Arkansas Board of Review of the appellant’s claim for unemployment compensation. Prior to the filing of the record on appeal by the Director of the Employment Security Department, the appellant filed a motion asking that we remand this matter to the Board of Review with directions that the Board remand to the Appeals Tribunal to allow appellant to submit additional evidence.

The majority of this court has today rejected appellant’s request. I do not agree and issue this dissent to explain the reasons for my disagreement.

In the first place, the…