Legal Opinion
Nevels v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 20, 2010No. 2009-CC-00276-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ISHEE, J.,
for the Court:
¶ 1. George Nevels appeals the judgment of the Leflore County Circuit Court that denied him unemployment benefits for the willful and wanton violation of the employer’s reporting policy for absenteeism. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. Nevels worked at Greenwood Municipal Separate School District (Greenwood) in Greenwood, Mississippi, for one year and ten months as a maintenance worker. Greenwood discharged Nevels on May 21, 2008, for failing to follow the call-in procedures and for providing false reasons for absences.
¶ 3. Greenwood’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- COM'N ON ENV. QUALITY v. Chickasaw County Bd. of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Wheeler v. ArriolaMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- Sprouse v. MISSISSIPPI EMP. SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Mississippi Emp. SEC. Com'n v. PDN, INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- MDES v. Good Samaritan Personnel Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
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3Cited by4 opinions
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